Federal attorneys file a civil complaint, but museum says repatriation was already in the works

The report calls for a new panel to advise the minister on repatriations and a new provenance research centre

Court erupts after attendee shouts that African funeral pole "belongs to us"

A new state bill expands federal rights for Indigenous groups to reclaim human remains, burial objects and other sacred artefacts from institutions

When British troops plundered the Royal Palace of Benin in the 19th century, at least 3,000 objects were dispersed internationally. A new online database is bringing them together

Arts Council England will release a document that addresses the ethical and practical issues around restituting cultural objects, planned for autumn 2020

Archaeologists say the tablets, unearthed nearly a century ago, are akin to receipts

Move might pave the way for repatriation of sacred artefacts from other UK institutions

An open letter from scholars and curators, including Bénédicte Savoy and Felwine Sarr, demands greater transparency on collections

Objects are reportedly linked to antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor who is facing criminal charges in the US

Museums are facing greater scrutiny over sponsorship and the artists they choose to display

Native American official calls planned auction of the items “unconscionable”

The preserved head was held in Cologne's Rautenstrauch Joest Museum of world cultures for 110 years

New York authorities tracked down the object, which was being used as a coffee table by a Manhattan couple, after a photograph appeared in a book on porphyry