artefacts
Just in time for Black History month, the Fowler Museum in the US has returned several Ghanaian artefacts. European and American museums are under mounting pressure to restore African artefacts stolen during colonial rule. The return of the items, which hold cultural and historical significance for the Ashanti people has been celebrated as a step […]
Issued on: 20/03/2023 – 15:44 On March 20, 2003, a US-led coalition invaded Iraq. Years of conflict and insecurity followed, with wide-ranging consequences to this day. In mid-April 2003, as American troops advanced on Baghdad amid the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, the Baghdad Museum was looted and tens of thousands of pieces disappeared. Twenty years […]
Priceless artefacts, including ancient coins, paintings, furniture, musical instruments and statuettes, have been seized in a four-month police operation across 28 countries. More than 9,400 items were recovered and 52 people arrested in an operation targeting illicit trafficking in cultural goods, carried out between June and September last year, Interpol said on Wednesday. More than […]
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