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Dutch museums to return art and artifacts looted from Sri Lanka

Two Dutch museums are handing hundreds of cultural artifacts back to Indonesia and Sri Lanka — from a richly decorated cannon to precious metals and jewelry — that were taken, often by force, in the colonial era. The government announced the planned restitution of 478 “cultural objects” Thursday. S
Sri Lanka Taco Dibbits Gunay Uslu Patrice Lumumba Museum Volkenkunde Associated Press

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Colonial collections to be returned to Indonesia and Sri Lanka

At the request of Indonesia and Sri Lanka , the Netherlands will be returning 478 objects of cultural significance to Indonesia and to Sri Lanka. The objects were wrongfully brought to the Netherlands during the colonial period, acquired under duress or by looting . The decision to return them was made by Secretary of State for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu, following the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on the Return of Cultural Objects from Colonial Context, chaired by Lilian Goncalves...
Indonesia General Jawa Timur Sri Lanka Gunay Uslu Lilian Goncalves Agung Wesaka

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