The NGA director, Nick Mitzevich, confirmed the gallery had in-principle agreement from the Indian government through the Indian high commission that they welcomed and would receive the works.
“The physical handover will be negotiated over the next couple of months, giving consideration to Covid and the ability to travel, as to whether it’s realistic to have it in India or Canberra,” he said.
“It’s unfortunate, and the institution is sorry for this development. We are doing all we can to avoid any future missteps of this kind,” Mitzevich said in the Australian. “It’s a historic issue … The NGA was part of an international fraud campaign that affected more than a dozen of the world’s leading institutions.”
National Gallery of Australia to return 14 looted artworks to India
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