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NAIROBI, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Wednesday the illicit trafficking in cultural property harms Africa's identity.
Doha: To mark the third International Day Against Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property, Qatar National Library hosted a high level virtual panel d...
The Nepalese conservationist Rabindra Puri, directing his own construction of a new Museum of Stolen Art in eastern Kathmandu speaks passionately about how he will feature replicas of stolen Nepalese antiquities, the originals having long ago been shipped overseas and since displayed in tourist attractions, art museums, or private residences, like hunting trophies.
Art and cultural heritage theft is not just a problem of a country's colonial past, as the battle against the illegal trafficking of ancient artifacts continues in the present day.
In 1900, Swedish explorer Sven Hedin accidentally discovered the remains of an ancient walled city that was once the capital of the Loulan Kingdom buried under the desert in what is today Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. His discovery ignited the treasure hunting dreams of overseas explorers, thus spelling a foreboding future for Chinese cultural relics.