Iraq’s looted artefacts: Thousands of antiquities still on black market
Issued on: 20/03/2023 – 15:44 04:19 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 On March 20, 2003, a US-led coalition invaded Iraq. Years of conflict and insecurity followed,...
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Two employees stabbed by patron at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
Issued on: 13/03/2022 – 03:34 A Museum of Modern Art patron whose membership card was recently revoked for unruly behavior stabbed two MoMA employees on...
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Benin exhibits looted treasures returned by France
Issued on: 19/02/2022 – 16:46 Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly 130...
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Iraqi museum restores treasures destroyed by jihadists
Issued on: 20/12/2021 – 18:05Modified: 20/12/2021 – 19:01 Left in ruins by jihadists, Iraq’s once-celebrated Mosul museum and its 2,500-year-old treasures are being given a...
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France formally returns looted Benin artworks at Élysée ceremony
Issued on: 09/11/2021 – 12:14 French President Emmanuel Macron hosted his counterpart from Benin, President Patrice Talon, on Tuesday to formally seal an agreement to return...