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The Benin Bronzes and the road to restitution

Why a digital record of the kingdom’s looted treasures marks a new era in the battle to reclaim its history

Financial Times

Tutankhamun's 'Mummy's Curse' and seven others which are believed to still exist today

It's been a century since Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered, which was said to have unleashed the mythical ‘Mummy’s Curse’. Here, we look at several other historic relics that are believed to be cursed

Daily Mirror

Stolen Tasmanian Aboriginal artefacts are finally home. But there’s a catch: they’re only on loan

Cultural objects kept in museums around the world are in nipaluna/Hobart for an exhibition. But Aboriginal communities are calling for them to stay permanently

The Guardian - AU

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Reforming heritage laws ‘not a priority’ amid calls to return Elgin Marbles

Prime Minister Liz Truss has previously ruled out supporting a deal to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece.

The Independent UK

Tory former minister to chair new body aiming to return Elgin Marbles to Greece

The House of Lords will debate a motion brought by Lord Vaizey.

The Independent UK

Egyptians call for the return of the Rosetta Stone and other ancient artifacts

People calling for the repatriation of the ancient tablet and other items say the continued display of the objects in European institutions ignores a history of colonialist looting and exploitation.

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‘It’s about ethics’: Nigeria urges British Museum to follow US and repatriate bronzes

Culture minister says UK institution ‘should learn from what has happened’ as Smithsonian returns 29 Benin artefacts

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British Museum hails Rosetta Stone's role in cracking hieroglyphs

London (AFP) - The Rosetta Stone stars in a new exhibition opening Thursday at the British Museum marking one of the most significant dates in Egyptology -- 200 years after a French scholar finally cracked its code and deciphered hieroglyphs.

AFP

British Museum urged to drop BP sponsor deal for Egypt exhibition

Brian Eno, Ahdaf Soueif and Miriam Margolyes sign open letter about exhibition opening shortly before Cop27

The Guardian - UK

Hieroglyphs at the British Museum review – a fascinating show about how the code was cracked

This is no dry academic investigation of how the ancient language was unlocked

Evening Standard

Ancient Egypt unleashed: how the gods, pharaohs, monsters and murderers shattered their silence

As a new show at the British Museum celebrates the monumental discovery that blew a 3,000-year-old mystery apart, our writer finds magic and malice on a code-cracking ride into antiquity

The Guardian - UK

The Turbine Hall is back, Cerith Wyn Evans goes home and an Egyptian stone speaks – the week in art

Radical Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña takes over the Turbine, an international star returns to his Welsh roots and The British Museum unlocks hieroglyphic secrets

The Guardian - UK

Lord Elgin paid no British customs tax on Parthenon marbles, letters suggest

Documents from early 19th century show foreign secretary helped Elgin import huge shipments of sculptures

The Guardian - UK

Hieroglyphs at the British Museum: how the Rosetta Stone opened up 4,000 years of knowledge to the world

This new blockbuster show, which opens today, tells the story of one of how one of human history’s oldest written languages was decoded

Evening Standard

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Egypt archaeologists want British Museum to return the Rosetta Stone

The Museum said it has not recieved a formal request from Egypt for the return of the priceless artefact

Reuters

Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered

Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed a call for the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum to Egypt, 200 years after the deciphering of the slab unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and marked the birth of Egyptology.

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on stolen antiquities in western museums: ‘Abject callousness on display’

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the history of stolen artifacts and the market in dubiously sourced antiquities

The Independent UK

Rosetta Stone moved for first time in 18 years

Hieroglyphs: Unlocking Ancient Egypt will go on display from October 13.

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Temporary return of Aboriginal artefacts for Tasmanian exhibition sparks conversation

Local Aboriginal artefacts are returned to Tasmania for a new exhibition, some for the first time since their removal more than 200 years ago. Should they stay?

The Guardian - UK

V&A drops financial ties with Sackler family over links with opioids

London museum bows to years of pressure and removes signs bearing name of family associated with OxyContin crisis

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Rosetta Stone: a monument to code-breaking

Editorial: If it weren’t for humanity’s passion for cryptography, one of the world’s most famous artefacts would just be a broken slab of stone

The Independent UK

Two UK museums open up their collection to Cambodian archaeologists looking for looted treasure

Cambodian government says artefacts could have been illegally brought into the UK museums

The Guardian - UK

Museums in England and Wales to gain powers to dispose of objects on moral grounds

Exclusive: a provision of the new Charities Act could have a significant impact on restitution cases for years to come

The Guardian - UK

‘Inconvenient truths’: Berlin’s Humboldt Forum faces up to its colonial past

The revamped museum fully opened on Friday, its looted Benin bronzes now repatriated to Nigeria. Yet are films, replicas and involvement of indigenous communities more than just window dressing?

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Britain Stole The World’s Most Expensive Diamond From India — Now Ppl Are Calling For Its Return

A campaign for the Royal Family to return the world's most expensive cut diamond, Kohinoor, to its rightful home in India has been reignited.

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