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In October last year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York returned 16 works to India, including the Celestial Dancer, a sculpture that enraptured visitors for decades.
The Indian Express-ICIJ investigation found Met’s catalogue had 77 antiquities traced to jailed smuggler Subhash Kapoor.
Worth a whopping Rs 9.87 crore, sixteen antiquities "illegally removed" from India and displayed at the Met were returned to Indian authorities earlier this month
The Indian Express-ICIJ investigation found Met’s catalogue had 77 antiquities traced to jailed smuggler Subhash Kapoor.
Met director Max Hollein reflects on current discussions about cultural property, provides background on The Met collection, and previews several important initiatives.