Brighton & Hove Museums is set to return 45 cultural artefacts to Botswana as part of a partnership between two museums.
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ITALY: Paintings Worth Millions Stolen In A 3-Minute Museum Heist
A gang of thieves stole millions of dollars’ worth of paintings from a museum in a 3-minute heist.
Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, on the night of March 22 and made off with three valuable paintings: “Les Poissons” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, “Still Life with Cherries” by Paul Cézanne, and “Odalisque on the Terrace” by Henri Matisse.
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NETHERLANDS: Child Damages €50m Rothko Painting In Rotterdam Museum
A child damaged a painting worth around $56 million at an art museum in Rotterdam the Netherlands.
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UK: Why Looted Ife Bronze Head Sculpture Is Yet To Be Returned To Nigeria
British police have continued to hold on to a stolen Nigerian artefact as Nigerian officials and a Belgian antique dealer fail to reach an agreement on its return.
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NIGERIA: Custody Tussle Between Benin Monarch And Governor Jeopardises Return Of Ancient Artefacts
Following years of successful campaign for the Benin Bronzes looted during the colonial era to be returned to their place of origin, a dispute of who should take custody of the artefacts has ensued between the government of Nigerian and traditional rulers.
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UK: Noah’s Ark Replica Vessel Grounded In Floods Of Paperwork
A replica of biblical Noah’s Ark is currently stuck in Ipswich waterfront in UK because it is considered not seaworthy due to lack of the right paperwork.
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