October 17, 2020 Cultural Property News

Insight Crime: "Chile Museum Heist Reveals Black Market in Cultural Objects" - Oct 8, 2020

More than 100 items were stolen, including Mapuche silverwork, fabrics and stone artifacts, according to a news release from Chile’s National Service of Cultural Patrimony.


Art Newspaper: "France’s National Assembly votes to return colonial-era artefacts to Benin and Senegal" - Oct 7, 2020

France’s National Assembly voted last Tuesday evening to pass a bill returning 27 colonial-era artefacts from French museums to Benin and Senegal. See also Artnet: "After Years of Foot-Dragging, France’s National Assembly Just Approved the Restitution of Looted Artifacts to Benin and Senegal"