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It can, is that the sculptures will go back to greece, and in return greece will send some incredible treasures from its own collections that had never before been seen outside of greece. it could be a sort of two—way street. but that doesnt get over the fact that anyone in greece will accept a sort of impermanent and non—ownership situation. so if these treasures ever go back to athens, they are certainly not coming back to the uk. expect thank you, katie. a third teenager has been charged ...

Are retrieved more than 14.5 million stolen artefacts and relics over the past 50 years. and i have come to their hq here because i have been given special access to the vaults where they keep all the stolen treasures that theyve managed to recover. could you take me on a tour? id love to see more. it feels a bit like an aladdins cave in here, with lots of strange and wonderful things to look at, and the paintings, rows and rows of them. whats the story behind this piece of artwork?

So much so that a special breadth of italys military police, or carabinieri, is dedicated to tracking down the stolen treasures. over the years they have retrieved millions of pieces, and now, for the first time, these recovered artefacts are on display in a brand—new museum. some of these pieces are amazing! soon, all these relics will be sent back to their original homes across italy whilst a new hall comes in. how many antiquities do you have in the museum? some of which have been trafficke...

But, basically, im for restitution. even if there are circumstances which mean that the works of art may not be secure? we saw how the treasures of timbuktu... thats a... no. ..in mali — when it was overrun by extremists, people really worried about what would happen to these fine treasures in 2013. thats. .. that is really a colonial attitude towards art and also towards museums. and the fact that africa has made incredible progress in sort of excavating their own history and celebrating it, ...

It was also rumoured that this painting was stolen by one of sicily�*s biggest mafia bosses. the painting also said to have turned up somewhere in switzerland. but over 50 years later and still nobody knows what has happened to caravaggio�*s nativity. it is estimated that around $6 billion worth of plundered art is being treated on the global black market every year. so much so that a special branch of italys military police, or carabinieri, is dedicated to tracking down the stolen treasures...

There are going to be black americans. um... america is not one...a one—race country. but do you recognise your african heritage and you pay homage to it? you have only to look at my sculpture. of course. so looking at your sculpture, your work as a celebrated black american artist and sculptor, you know that there was a report the french government carried out in 2018 that said that 90% of african treasures and artefacts, works of art are held outside the continent. 0utside. do you believe in...

America is not a one—race country. but do you recognise your african heritage and you pay homage to it? you have only to look at my sculpture. of course. your work as a celebrated black american artist and sculptor, you know that there was a report the french government carried out in 2018 that said that 90% of african treasures and artefacts, works of art are held outside the continent. outside. do you believe in i restitution? that these works should be returned to their continent? i believe...

Even if there are circumstances which mean that the works of art may not be secure? we saw how the treasures of timbuktu. . .— ..in mali — when it was overrun by extremists, people really worried about what would happen to these fine treasures in 2013. that is really a colonial attitude towards art and also towards museums. and the fact that africa has made incredible progress in sort of excavating their own history and celebrating it, so thats not the problem. you know, its a false excuse. ...

But, basically, im for restitution. even if there are circumstances which mean that the works of art may not be secure? we saw how the treasures of timbuktu... thats a... no. ..in mali — when it was overrun by extremists, people really worried about what would happen to these fine treasures in 2013. thats. .. that is really a colonial attitude towards art and also towards museums. and the fact that africa has made incredible progress in sort of excavating their own history and celebrating it, ...

There are going to be black americans. um... america is not one...a one—race country. but do you recognise your african heritage and you pay homage to it? you have only to look at my sculpture. of course. so looking at your sculpture, your work as a celebrated black american artist and sculptor, you know that there was a report the french government carried out in 2018 that said that 90% of african treasures and artefacts, works of art are held outside the continent. 0utside. do you believe in...