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April 12, 2024
The reports from the Imperial War Museum, Natural History Museum and others came from Freedom of Information requests.
April 9, 2024
Comes as British Museum appoints new director after institution faced alleged thefts scandal
September 15, 2023
The two-metre tall statue of Hindu Goddess Kali Durga was allegedly stolen in 2008 and handed over to officials at the Vietnam Embassy in London
September 15, 2023
A priceless seventh-century bronze statue that is believed to have been looted 15 years ago is to be returned to Vietnam.The two-metre tall statue which represents […]
September 13, 2023
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has announced that it would research and temporarily care for four ancient carved stone funerary stelae, which were likely illegally looted from Yemen. The works will be exhibited to the public as part of a new display on Culture in Crisis, the V&Aโs program dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage worldwide, at V&A East Storehouse from 2025, the museum said in a statement on Tuesday.
February 24, 2023
A spectacular collection of centuries-old jewelry has been returned to Cambodia. They are the latest treasures to be retrieved from the estate of antiquities collector and dealer Douglas Latchford, who
February 22, 2023
Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts received 77 pieces of Cambodian jewelry from the UK's Latchford family collection
February 22, 2023
Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts received 77 pieces of Cambodian jewelry from the UK's Latchford family collection
February 22, 2023
A spectacular collection of centuries-old Cambodian jewelry has been returned to the Southeast Asian country, the latest treasures to be retrieved from the estate of well-known antiquities collector and dealer Douglas Latchford, who was accused of buying and selling looted artifacts. Cambodiaโs Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts announced Monday that 77 pieces of Cambodian…