#repatriation — Public Fediverse posts

NepYork: U.S. Imposes New Import Restrictions on Nepal’s Archaeological and Religious Artifacts. “The United States has imposed new import restrictions on a broad range of archaeological and ethnological materials from Nepal, a move intended to curb trafficking and pillaging of the country’s cultural heritage, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a final rule published […]

Human skull featuring elaborate mosaic ornamentation repatriated to Mexico https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/17/human-skull-turquoise-mosaic-repatriated-netherlands-mexico?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MuseumsHeritage #Repatriation

NPR: How AI is being used to track art stolen by the Nazis. “During World War II, the Nazis looted more than 600,000 works of art, mostly owned by Jews. In the decades since, there’s been an effort to get these works back to their owners, but it’s not easy, and roughly a fifth of them have still not been returned. Now, a new AI chatbot might be making that complicated process a little simpler.”

Thursday, August 6, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/thursday-august-6-2026/

#Rohingya #Repatriation:

A #Roadmap #Without a #Road

The #Rohingya #crisis #remains one of the most #enduring #humanitarian and #politicalfailures in #South and #SoutheastAsia.

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Rohingya Repatriation: A Roadm...

Artnet: This New A.I. Chatbot Hunts Nazi-Looted Art. “The New York-based Center for Art Law estimates that between 1933 and 1945, Nazis either stole or forced the sale of 650,000 artworks. Researchers at California-based Santa Clara University have joined the quest to repatriate the 100,000 looted relics still at large by creating the A.I. Provenance Assistant, a new chatbot trained to comb […]

Decades after federal mandates, the AMNH is still holding 2,700 Native American remains. Why has it taken so long for institutions to honor repatriation laws, and what must change? @nytimes @amnh

#Repatriation #NAGPRA #Museums #IndigenousRights #History

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/arts/design/decades-late-museum-scrambles-to-return-2700-native-remains.html

Irish Times: Irish museums hold artefacts from around the world. Should they give them back?. “Not only is there no inventory of Irish objects kept abroad, 90 per cent of Irish institutions do not have a comprehensive online catalogue of what they hold, according to the report. Digitisation levels are generally low and 77 per cent of institutions have no trained provenance staff. Only a […]

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Returns Two Sculptures to the Kingdom of Cambodia. “The repatriation follows new information that emerged through the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s ongoing investigations into art dealer Doris Weiner, which helped determine the works should be returned to Cambodia.”

Daily Bruin: Progress toward full repatriation of Indigenous items differs across UC. “Progress toward full repatriation of Native American cultural items, as required by state law, varies greatly across the UC system. UCLA has repatriated 58,482 items – about 92% of the 63,897 in its possession – as of February 2026, according to the UC’s website. But some other UC campuses – including […]