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American Museum of Natural History to Repatriate 2,700 Native American Hair Samples

The decision follows a 2024 NAGPRA change that classifies hair as human remains and creates immediate demands for funding, consultation and returns.

Switzerland Returns 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Detectorist’s Rare Roman Gold Ring Acquired for Somerset Museum

Argentina Returns 36 Peruvian Cultural Items After Federal Seizures

U.S. Returns More Than 450 Looted Antiquities to Pakistan

French Parliament Adopts Law to Return Colonial-Era Art by Decree

Mexico Debates Transfer of the Gelman Collection to Spain

U.S. Returns 337 Looted Antiquities to Italy

Berlin Foundation to Return Hundreds of West African Skulls After Provenance Study

MNAC Prepares Appeal as Court Orders Return of Sijena Murals in 56 Weeks

France Approves Law to Return Looted Colonial‑Era Art

Nara Police Investigate Liquid Marks on Yakushiji’s National Treasure Buddha Footprint

Mexico Seeks to Halt Monaco Auction of Mesoamerican Artifacts

Mexico Repatriates 160 Cultural Items From the U.S., Canada, France and Argentina

FBI Returns 48 Peruvian Artifacts at Washington Ceremony

Five Former Catalan Culture Chiefs File Criminal Complaint to Halt Sijena Murals Transfer

UNESCO Confirms Damage to Iranian World Heritage Sites as U.S.-Israeli Strikes Continue

Mexico Urges Paris Auction House to Halt Sale of Four Prehispanic Artifacts Claimed as National Patrimony

Argentina Seeks German Records in Nazi-Looted Art Case as Prosecutor Moves to Extend Probe

Millon Auction in Paris Proceeds Despite Mexico’s Demand to Halt Sale of Pre‑Columbian Objects