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Greece and Italy to receive artefacts worth over €2 million from U`S

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced the recovery of ancient artefacts worth a staggering $2.2 million (€2.1 million), which will be returned to Greece and Italy.

26/02/2025

Lifestyle

British Museum showcases spectacular public treasure hunter finds

Amateur treasure hunters, from detectorists to mudlarkers, are uncovering remarkable historical artefacts across Britain, with the British Museum spotlighting their latest finds.

19/02/2025

Culture news

Thieves use explosives to steal artefacts from Dutch museum

The main artefact stolen from the Drents museum was the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, which was on loan from the National History Museum of Romania.

26/01/2025

Art

Jakarta hosts exhibition of looted artefacts returned by Netherlands

A collection of 800 artefacts taken from Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule is now on display in Jakarta's National Museum as part of the exhibition Repatriated.

24/01/2025

Culture news

Hidden royal treasures discovered underneath Vilnius Cathedral

Long-lost crowns, rings, and sceptres dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries have resurfaced in the crypt of Lithuania’s most famous cathedral.

20/01/2025

Culture news

Conservation project preserves Ireland’s oldest paper documents

Experts have started the painstaking restoration of a 650-year-old ecclesiastical register, one of the island’s most important medieval texts, as part of a project to preserve and digitise Ireland’s historical archives.

31/12/2024

Culture news

Oldest-known Ten Commandments tablet fetches €4.8 million at auction

The world’s oldest-known Ten Commandments tablet sold on Wednesday (18 December) for $5 million (€4.8 million) at Sotheby’s, far surpassing expectations. The marble slab, previously used as a paving stone, will be donated to an Israeli institution.

20/12/2024

Culture news

France returns artifacts to Ethiopia in 'diplomatic handover'

French officials were keen to emphasise that the return of the objects – part of a larger haul of over 3,000 – was a “diplomatic handover” rather than a “restitution”.

03/12/2024

Culture news

Robbers steal diamond-encrusted snuffboxes in raid on Paris museum

The 18th century snuffboxes were on loan from the Louvre and part of an estimated €1 million haul stolen by the robbers in a 'very violent raid'.

21/11/2024

Culture news

Illegal excavation: Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts worth €8 million

Italian authorities are investigating two people for suspected theft of archaeological finds from the Etruscan era worth €8 million.

20/11/2024

Culture news

Major new museum dedicated to Pompeii to open in Naples in 2026

MANN has the world’s largest collection of artefacts from Pompeii, with some 40,000 findings.

04/11/2024

Culture news

A Spooktacular Journey: The Beetlejuice Exhibition

To mark the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Museum of Cinema and Miniatures in Lyon, the French cradle of cinema, invites you to discover the world of Tim Burton from 'Concept to Screen’.

13/09/2024

Art

How Diego Rivera designed a place to honour Mexico's pre-Hispanic art

The Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, envisioned by Diego Rivera to preserve Mexico’s pre-Hispanic heritage, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

10/09/2024

Culture news

Boy who smashed ancient Bronze Age jar welcomed back to museum

The toppled jar could be back on show as soon as this week – thanks to repair techniques that use 3D technology and high-resolution videos.

03/09/2024

Culture news

Ancient 3,500-year-old jar shattered by toddler at Israeli Museum

In response to the accident, the museum has invited the family back for a guided tour to "sweeten" their mortifying experience.

28/08/2024

Culture news

British Museum admits to breaking UK law after missing artefact report

The museum admitted that many of the approximately 2000 missing items may be “unrecoverable” after being defaced and “sold for scrap”.

13/08/2024

Culture news

Native American tribes are still waiting for items from US museums

Hundreds of thousands of items that should have been returned under the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 still remain in museum custody.

01/08/2024

Culture news

V&A beats the Met to scoop 12th-century ivory carving

The sculpture, which depicts Jesus Christ’s body being lifted from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea, is now set to stay in the UK.

17/07/2024

Culture news

Spain catalogues more than 5,000 items stolen during Franco's reign

A list of over 5,000 art items seized by the Franco regime have been published by the Spanish government so they can be returned to their original owners’ descendants.

14/06/2024

Culture news

British Museum recovers 268 more missing artefacts following thefts

The news follows last year's revelation that approximately 2,000 items, including gold and semi-precious stone jewellery, had gone missing.

17/05/2024