UK has opportunity to ‘become a world leader in international repatriation’
Government should set national policy to help fill Europe-wide skills gap, says new policy briefing
Restitution
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
Ashmolean awaits decision on return of Indian sculpture
Item was acquired by the museum at Sotheby’s auction house in 1967
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
National legislation would help museums navigate the complex terrain of restitution
Growing momentum must be matched by legislative action, says Manlio Frigo
Manchester Museum returns 174 items to Aboriginal community
Ceremony attended by members of the Anindilyakwa community from Australia's Northern Territory took place on 5 September
Government delays bill allowing nationals to return items on moral grounds
Minister says more time is needed to understand the implications of new legal provisions
British Museum asked to clarify position on Ethiopian tabots
Campaigner says planned law change should encourage trustees to consider moral case for restitution
Charity law change paves way for disposal on moral grounds
Institute of Art and Law says legislation will give national museums more leeway on restitution
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