Ethiopian government tries to stop UK auction of looted Maqdala shield
Proposed sale of Abyssinian artefact taken during 1868 battle triggers appeal for restitution of ‘wrongfully acquired’ item The Ethiopian government has called the auction of...
Category : Museums
France should return much more looted African art, film-maker says
Mati Diop, the director of Dahomey, which charts the restitution of 26 objects to Benin, says the tiny number involved is ‘humiliating’ The first major...
British Museum and V&A to loan Ghana looted gold and silver
Under the three-year deal, 32 objects will go on show later this year at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi Gold and silver treasure looted...
France and Germany to research provenance of African objects in national museums
Three-year €2.1m fund will prioritise former colonies of the two countries and could lead to return of items Germany and France will jointly spend €2.1m...
Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China
Exhibition features objects never before seen in Europe and draws lessons from Mongol empire relevant to today It was a major cultural row between France...
French couple take dealer to court for share of African mask’s €4.2m sale price
Pensioners sold rare object found in attic for €150 – but campaigners say it must be returned to Gabon A retired French couple who sold...
Access to remains of Bambuti baby withdrawn by London museum
Hunterian had listed stillborn child of African descent as viewable for medical research but removed it after criticism from author The remains of a stillborn...
Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives
Remains pillaged in colonial era for ‘scientific’ experiments are DNA matched to Tanzanian descendants Researchers in Berlin have identified living relatives of people whose remains...
Sudan officials fear for historical artefacts threatened by fighting
Warring factions urged to preserve heritage after video clip appears to show fighters raiding Khartoum museum Heritage officials in Sudan have pleaded with warring factions...
Mayor closes museum of memories in battle over story of Peru’s violent past
Far-right mayor claimed Lima institution peddled false narrative of 1980-2000 conflict in which guerrillas and army killed 70,000 It was supposed to be a museum...
