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Repatriation

Glasgow Life becomes first UK museum to repatriate objects to India

Seven artefacts have been returned as part of a wider repatriation programme

Trinity College Dublin to work with islanders on return of stolen skulls

Repatriation momentum grows as Cambridge University confirms return of Benin bronzes

National Museums Scotland to return item to Nisga’a Nation

The House of Ni'isjoohl Memorial Pole will be sent to its place of origin in what is now British Columbia

‘Tipping point for restitution’: Horniman hands back first Benin bronzes

Six objects are among 72 items that will eventually be repatriated to Nigeria

Glasgow Life agreement paves way for first repatriation to India

Transfer of ownership ceremony held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

Horniman to hand 72 Benin bronzes back to Nigeria

Museum’s chair says decision to return ownership is ‘both moral and appropriate’

Arts council publishes long-awaited restitution guidelines

Practical advice aims to clarify process around return of objects

British Museum opens door to Parthenon deal with Greece

Deputy director calls for ‘active partnership’ after decades-long stalemate

Give nationals more freedom to deaccession objects, says Hunt

V&A chief says National Heritage Act should be overhauled to hand power back to trustees

Nigerian delegation visits Glasgow for repatriation talks

Meeting is latest step in plans for largest ever repatriation from a Scottish collection

Royal Albert Memorial Museum returns sacred items to Siksika Nation

Regalia belonged to 19th-century indigenous leader Chief Crowfoot

National Museums NI repatriates objects from Hawai’i

Items comprise ancestral human remains and sacred objects