September 10, 2020 Cultural Property News

Art Newspaper: "Berlin returns tattooed Maori heads to New Zealand" - Sep 2, 2020

The mummified tattooed heads of two Maori men that have been in Berlin’s ethnographic collection for more than a century are to be returned to the Te Papa Tongarewa museum in Wellington, New Zealand, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation says.


Artnet News: "California’s Legislature Just Passed a Bill to Make It Easier for Native American Tribes to Reclaim Remains and Artifacts From Museums" - Sep 1, 2020

A California state bill that would expand repatriation rights for Native American tribes is heading to the governor's desk.


Art Newspaper: "Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques" - Aug 27, 2020

Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church will remain “open to all”, Turkish government promises—but restricted access may not be the primary worry.