Repatriation

Horniman to return Warumungu objects to Australia

Ten objects to return to the care of their original community

Repatriation working group seeks views of Scottish sector

Group is developing guidance to support museums and galleries in repatriation

British Museum director wants to tackle Parthenon marbles issue

Nicholas Cullinan discusses contested objects, sponsorship and thefts in Radio 4 interview

Ramm returns Buffalo Woman’s Headdress to Siksika Nation

Handover event took place last month after research identified sacred ceremonial item

Uganda welcomes return of 39 artefacts from Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Headdress and pots among colonial-era objects sent back in ‘landmark’ loan agreement

Nicholas Cullinan named director of the British Museum

Head of London's National Portrait Gallery gets the job - but what's on the agenda for the new director after a tumultuous year?

Past the point of no returns

It could be a watershed year, following developments in several long-running disputes – despite some less-than-helpful interventions from the government

National museums to be excluded from law enabling restitution on moral grounds

UK Government says consequences of Charities Act 2022 were not made clear when it was introduced

V&A and British Museum to loan Asante gold to Ghana

Cultural partnership will see regalia return to country for the first time in 150 years

Scottish Government accepts findings of empire and slavery group

Plans include dedicated space to address Scotland’s role in colonialism and historic slavery

Irish repatriation committee holds first meeting

Group set up to create guidelines on artefacts that may have been illegally or unethically elicited or traded

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UK museums aren’t lagging behind on repatriation

We must stress that we are willing to return items, says Amy Shakespeare