Repatriation

Government launches review of human remains guidance for museums

Legal, ethical and moral conversations 'have evolved significantly', says arts minister

Two significant developments in the care of human remains in UK collections  

Manchester Museum takes mummified body off display while Pitt Rivers confirms repatriation of Naga ancestral remains

Bayeux Tapestry loan could pave way for Parthenon Sculptures deal, says Cullinan

BM director hopeful for ‘tangible progress’ in long-running repatriation dispute

Wellcome Collection to return 2,000 manuscripts in landmark agreement

Museum says Jain texts were acquired ‘against the best interests of their original owners’

Regimental museum returns items to Ethiopia

Collections research work at Kings Own Royal Regiment Museum supported by Museums Association’s Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund

Irish culture minister says restitution of heritage from UK ‘needs to be examined’

Dáil members call for return of artefacts taken from Ireland by former colonial powers

Natural History Museum repatriates ancestral remains to Japan

Ceremony held in London this week to mark formal transfer of seven Ainu individuals

Brighton & Hove Museums to repatriate 45 artefacts to Botswana

Return of collection was requested by Khama III Memorial Museum in 2022

Ashmolean returns 16th-century bronze taken from Hindu temple

Icon repatriated to India after scholar raised provenance concerns

Cambridge University transfers ownership of 116 Benin bronzes to Nigeria

Move could have a ‘domino effect’ among other western institutions, says federal body

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Ancestors’ dignity cannot wait for repatriation

The Horniman's Heba Abd el Gawad on the ethics of storing human remains

Parliamentary group urges museums to take action on human remains

MP says sector must find an ‘ethical and accountable way forward’ in House of Commons briefing