Greece has successfully repatriated nine ancient vessels stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Argos decades ago, marking a major victory in the global crackdown on the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage. The artifacts were formally returned during a ceremony at the Museum of Fine Arts in
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni received, in a special ceremony at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest – in the presence of Hungary’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Innovation Anita Kiss-Hegyi – nine ancient vases that are being repatriated to Greece. The return of the nine ancient vases constitutes
Greece secured the repatriation of 91 Greek Jewish artefacts from Poland, marking the first return of cultural goods by Poland to their country of origin. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni travelled to Warsaw to formally receive the historic collection following an agreement between the Greek and
A rare Attic marble votive relief from the second half of the 4th century B.C. and five small bronze human figurines have been repatriated from London, marking the latest success in Greece’s long-running effort to recover antiquities removed illegally from the country. The objects had been held by
Apart from the long-standing request for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles — which, as the Greek side frequently points out, has been under ongoing negotiation in recent years — the British Museum is now under increasing pressure from Egypt to return the famous Rosetta Stone, following the
