Over the course of time, many museums have built significant collections from world-wide excavations and acquisitions. The question of the legality in the obtainment of some artifacts is ongoing...
Cultural Repatriation is the return of any disputed artifacts to their original country of origin.
Disputed cultural artifacts can be any item from a society or culture, ranging from paintings, to sculpture, to pieces of buildings or monuments. These artifacts were removed and taken by another group usually in an act of looting, commonly in a condition of imperialism or war.
Cultural Repatriation is the return of any disputed artifacts to their original country of origin.
Disputed cultural artifacts can be any item from a society or culture, ranging from paintings, to sculpture, to pieces of buildings or monuments. These artifacts were removed and taken by another group usually in an act of looting, commonly in a condition of imperialism or war.