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$20 Million Worth of Looted Art Returns to Italy From the U.S.

The authorities of the two countries have worked together to round up statues, vases and bronzes, some of which had…

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London Museum Removes ‘Irish Giant’ Skeleton From Display

The remains of Charles Byrne, a 7-foot-7 man who died in 1783, will no longer be on public view, an…

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After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks

The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles to…

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Russia is pulling off the biggest art heist since the Nazis in World War II, experts say.

KHERSON, Ukraine — One morning in late October, Russian forces blocked off a street in downtown Kherson and surrounded a…

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Murillo, Not So Saintly: A Quiet Master Reassessed

In the 17th century, plague and famine devastated Seville. The Baroque painter turned this strife into engrossing parables of a…

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Audubon Terrace Is Extending an Olive Branch to Its Neighborhood

Once accused of ignoring the largely Latino residents of Washington Heights, the Hispanic Society will take the lead in a…

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For Richmond, a Compelling New Chapter

History is not necessarily being rewritten in Richmond, Va., but there is a compelling new chapter in the works. The…

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In Museums About Horrors, Children Learn of the Heroes

Museums dedicated to the Holocaust and terrorist attacks are wary of traumatizing their youngest visitors. One upcoming exhibition will show…

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How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back

A ceremony in Nigeria on Tuesday was the culmination of a yearslong process that upended Germany’s approach to museum items…

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Pope Francis to Return 3 Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece

The pope will donate the 2,500-year-old pieces held by the Vatican Museums to the archbishop of Athens, a gesture that…

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