Lori Trahan asks DOJ to investigate Met’s Cambodian artifacts
via the Lowell Sun, 11 May 2023: US Representative Lori Trahan has asked the US Department of Justice to investigate ...
Tag: looting
The act of looting or stealing during a disturbance is a form of cultural theft. Looted artifacts often become part of the antiquities trade in Southeast Asia. In some cases, artifacts whose provenance can be established are repatriated to their home countries.
[Podcast] The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin
via The Freakonomics Podcast, 03 May 2023: The Freakonomics podcast looks at stolen artefacts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...
Antiquities Coalition Interviews Zoe Caselli on Return of Cambodian Heritage
via Antiquities Coalition, 04 April 2023: Researcher Zoe Caselli was interviewed about the return of Cambodian heritage. The article discusses ...
Kingdom thankful for return of antiquities
via Phnom Penh Post, 17 April 2023: Prime Minister Hun Sen commended Cambodia’s foreign partners for their cooperation in returning ...
‘Alhamdulillah!’: Reconsidering colonial loot and its potential return at the Singosari temple in East Java
via KITLV Blog, 25 March 2023: Blog post by Marieke Bloembergen discusses the Singosari temple in East Java and its ...
True-Crime Podcast Dynamite Doug Takes on the Art World
via Frieze, 03 April 2023: A review on the podcast Dynamite Doug, which recounts the story of Douglas Latchford and ...
US Returns 11th Century Antiquity to Cambodia
via Manhattan District Attorney's Office, 31 March 2023: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. has returned the Khmer lLintel, ...
More than 1000 artifacts in Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog linked to alleged looting and trafficking figures
via ICIJ, 20 March 2023: The article reports that more than 1000 artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog ...
Met Museum Kicked Me Out for Praying to My Ancestral Gods
via Hyperallergic, 21 March 2023: The Met Museum kicked out Sophiline Cheam-Shapiro for performing a ritual dance and prayed to ...
‘The stuff was illegally dug up’: New York’s Met Museum sees reputation erode over collection practices
via The Guardian, 20 March 2023: An investigation has identified hundreds of artifacts linked to indicted or convicted traffickers in ...
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