Reality TV star and beauty mogul Kim Kardashian must forfeit an ancient Roman sculpture, according to a recent civil forfeiture action filed by the United States government. Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage released a statement concluding the work was “looted, smuggled, and illegally exported.”
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“Never mind the argument about who owns this thing, let’s argue about how it gets to be seen”, culture secretary, Jeremy Wright, has told The Times in response to the debate over the restitution of ancient artefacts. Continue reading
In a meeting last Wednesday, culture ministers from 16 German states agreed to repatriate artefacts looted in the colonial era from Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. Continue reading
The repatriation of a 2000 year-old marble head of Rome’s first emperor to Italy on Tuesday (14 June) has been hailed as “a powerful symbol of an inclusive and multicultural Europe”. Continue reading
