Loot
Jala Wahid confronts the colonial legacy of the British Museum in London exhibition
The Kurdish artist delves into the histories of looted artefacts and questions the ethics of their existence in Western museums
The Metropolitan Museum will repatriate 16 Khmer sculptures to Cambodia and Thailand
The museum had been pressured and petitioned for years to return objects tied to smuggler Douglas Latchford
Kwer'ata Re'esu: the astonishing story of Ethiopia's most treasured icon
Plus, the AI copyright debate in the US and the end of China’s museum boom
California man found guilty of smuggling ancient Roman mosaic looted from Syria into US
Mohamad Alcharihi faces up to two years in prison and will be sentenced at the end of August
‘Easily recognisable fakes’ among artefacts repatriated to Italy from the US
Forged objects have been identified among the 60 antiquities returned amid much fanfare earlier this year
Revelations in Cambodia looting scandal name ‘scholar’ at Denver Art Museum as accomplice to disgraced dealer Douglas Latchford
Researcher Emma Bunker aided the notorious looter in sourcing and selling Southeast Asian antiquities
Looted antiquities returned to Turkey and Italy were seized from New York home of Met trustee Shelby White
An ongoing investigation into White's collection expects to see more objects repatriated in the future
Ukrainian forces win back Kherson region—but Russia has reportedly looted its art collection
The Ukraine territory is one of four illegally annexed on 30 September with decrees by Russian President Vladimir Putin
Poland demands Russia return seven paintings it claims were looted during Second World War
Putin’s international cultural envoy, Mikhail Shvydkoy, says Poland’s request has no legal grounds
Allegedly stolen ancient Cambodian sculptures airbrushed from photoshoot of ‘most beautiful home in America’
Cambodian government says stone artefacts kept at San Francisco home of billionaire Lindemann family match those looted from sacred site
The hunt for looted Cambodian objects—are they hidden in the West's museums?
Plus, the dark truth of the Marcos family’s extravagance and Ruth Asawa at Modern Art Oxford
Saving Ukraine’s heritage: an eyewitness account of relief efforts
Plus, the Cezanne blockbuster at The Art Institute of Chicago and Nicola L.’s Gold Femme Commode at Alison Jacques
Iron Age rock art depicting ancient Gods discovered beneath Turkish home
The ancient inscriptions were in a hidden tunnel complex found by looters before archaeologists carried out a rescue mission
Louvre hosts major international conference to fight trafficking of cultural goods
Meeting, organised by France, aims to define new proposals to be adopted by the European Commission
German museums may have thousands of looted relics from China’s Imperial Palace, research group believes
Collaborative research by major German institutions may expose huge amounts of Chinese objects taken during Boxer Rebellion
Belgium plans to hand back colonial loot to DR Congo
New law will set up expert commission to sift through thousands of objects at the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Looted Guatemalan and Mexican artefacts—stashed in a German farmhouse cellar—are returned
The 13 Mayan objects were handed back in a ceremony in Berlin today
Looted 2,700-year-old bricks—discovered in Swiss warehouse—are returned to Iran
Before the discovery of the more than 50 painted blocks, “the richness of Mannaean civilisation had not been appreciated”, expert says
Looted Maqdala objects—pulled from rural English auction at the last minute—will be returned to Ethiopia
Busby auction house confirms it has "negotiated a settlement" after Ethiopian officials requested the return of items stolen by British troops in a brutal 1868 battle
Will the Queen return her Benin bronze? How the African treasure was looted not once, but twice
The 17th-century oba head was plucked from the Nigerian National Museum and given to Elizabeth II as a thank-you gift
Bonhams consignor withdraws looted Nepalese sculptures from auction
The five figures of Hindu gods once adorned a gilded temple gateway in a Unesco world heritage site
Looted Libyan sculpture seized at Heathrow Airport heads back home with help from the British Museum
The funerary piece was illicitly excavated from the ancient city of Cyrene which is under threat from property developers
Global survey: where in the world are the Benin bronzes?
Around 160 institutions hold looted Benin artefacts, but how many are prepared to give them back? We asked museums in five countries for their position on restitution
Is there loot lurking in your collection? Find out—before someone else does
Do your research and and check whether you unwittingly own stolen works, otherwise it could tarnish your reputation
London’s Horniman Museum—home to 15 Benin bronzes—announces new ‘transparent procedures’ for looted object requests
South London museum has released new policies on restitution but says it will need to seek legal advice about the right to return artefacts
German Nazi-looted art panel recommends return of Franz Marc’s Foxes to heirs of Jewish banker
The decision on whether to return the painting, which hangs in Dusseldorf’s Kunstpalast, will be made by the city assembly in April
Benin bronzes: looted treasures will return to Nigeria at last
Plus, the newly discovered Van Gogh is sold and artist Rana Begum on Tess Jaray
University of Aberdeen to return Benin bronze looted by British troops to Nigeria
The sculpture of an oba’s head was “acquired in a way that we now consider to have been extremely immoral,” the university says
French Senate and government lock horns on restitution
Deputies rejected senators' proposal for a national council to advise the government on future restitution claims
Hunt still on for a Van Gogh self-portrait lost deep in a salt mine during the Second World War
The Magdeburg masterpiece may have been burned at the end of hostilities—but some believe it might have been looted and survive