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UK museums can return looted art

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Share Artefacts in national museums found to have been looted by the Nazis can now be returned to their rightful owners, thanks to newly-passed legislation. The Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Act gives national institutions in England and Scotland the power to return art stolen during the Nazi era. The bill was introduced earlier this year by Labour... »

Three held in Iraqi art ’sting’

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ShareThe bust of a Sumerian king is among eight stolen antiques recovered in an undercover operation by Iraqi police. A local army commander said three men were arrested after trying to sell the pieces dating from the Sumerian period which ran from 2000 to 4000 BC. Major General Abdul Amir al-Zaidi said the arrests were... »

The world’s oldest bible reunited online

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Share Image ©British Library A remarkable collaboration between institutions in the UK, Germany, Egypt, and Russia has succeeded in reuniting virtually more than 800 pages and fragments from the world’s oldest surviving Christian bible, Codex Sinaiticus. For the first time, people around the world will be able to explore high resolution digital images of all the... »

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