Let’s review how we got here, and closely examine what the rock would allow.

Buddha’s sacred jewels, unearthed in 1898, head to auction at Sotheby’s, raising ethical concerns.

After a months-long legal battle, the sculpture is on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art ahead of its repatriation to Turkey, with newly added context about its provenance.

The new Greek and Roman curator at New York’s Metropolitan Museum should rejuvenate its displays with honest, better stories

“I am pleased the Cleveland Museum of Art agrees that this statue belongs to the people of Türkiye. This investigation included extensive witness interviews and forensic testing that proved conclusive...

Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

Distorting history in the restitution debate. Dan Hicks’s The Brutish Museums and fact and fiction in Benin historiography

A Danish museum has agreed to return the bronze head of a Roman Emperor to Turkey. The sculpture was among thousands of artifacts looted from Turkey and sold to American and European museums. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 3, 2024.)

Cinque argenti provenienti dal contesto del Tesoro di Morgantina recuperati in un borsone dai carabinieri TPC a Roma

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought the viral artwork entitled Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan for $9.57 million.

Italian officials said they had dismantled a Europe-wide network of forgers and dealers selling works purported to be by A-list artists, mostly through auction houses.