Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art will return three bronze sculptures to India, acknowledging their illegal removal ...

Museums abroad are increasingly confronting the legacy of looted cultural heritage in their collections, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asia.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art will return three illegally removed South Indian bronze sculptures to India following provenance research, while retaining one Chola-period Shiva Nataraj ...

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art will return three ancient South Indian bronze sculptures to India after research confirmed they were looted from Tamil Nadu temples decades ago.

Washington: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it will return three historic South Indian bronze sculptures to India after provenance research established that the works ...

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The agreement between the two countries states that the Shiva Nataraja sculpture, belonging to the Chola period from the 10th ...

The arrangement, the museum said said, reflects its commitment to transparency and ethical stewardship.

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A significant development unfolds as the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art returns three ancient bronze sculptures ...

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The artefacts include 12th-century Somaskanda, 16th-century Saint Sundarar with Paravai, and 10th-century Shiva Nataraja.