Long Read: Returning heritage Filed on April 30, 2021 | Last updated on April 30, 2021 at 10.12 am
Gifted, looted or stolen Britain has a large number of priceless artefacts from India, other former colonies and elsewhere. but now, some are on their way back home as demands grow
Stepping into India House in central London is like stepping back in time. Designed by the legendary architect Herbert Baker and inaugurated by King George V in 1930, the home of India’s high commission is a blend of change and continuity, with paintings, portraits, busts, artefacts and symbols of modernity set in the high-domed, colonial-style structure. There have been 27 Indian high commissioners since independence in 1947, but rarely have they been as busy as recent envoys, who, since 2016, have overseen the return of several priceless objects that were stolen from India and ended up in the antiques art market in London. The returns happened in the context of intense debates about the wid
We don t know how much art has gone missing from museums
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The mystery behind stolen art: Why are museums not reporting thefts?
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We Donât Know How Much Art Has Gone Missing From Museums
Museums are doing a better job of accounting for missing inventory than years ago, when they would sometimes not report thefts out of embarrassment and fear of exposing security weaknesses.
A Louvre warehouse in Lens, France. The Louvre recently recovered two pieces of 16th-century armor that were stolen in 1983.Credit.Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times
Should museums tell the public about missing art?
Two pieces of gold and silver-encrusted Italian Renaissance armor, which had been stolen from the Louvre in 1983 and found this year in a familyâs private collection in France, were discovered the way stolen art often is: An expert crosschecked the items against an online database of lost and stolen art.
We don t know how much art has gone missing from museums
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