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Priceless Romanian artifacts recovered a year after being stolen from Dutch museum

The Dutch government last year paid 5.7 million euros to compensate Romania for the theft.

Golden Helmet of Cotofenesti and gold bracelets recovered after being stolen from a Dutch museum, April 3, 2026.
A woman walks with shopping bags on Oxford Street during Boxing Day sales, in London, Britain, December 28, 2025.

‘Astonishingly fun’: UK’s No.1 attraction isn’t what you think

 Hunter discovers rare mammoth tusk in West Texas.

“Unbelievable”: Tourists smash 10,000-year-old, 90 kg mammoth tusk

Scene from Ramose's Book of the Dead showing an illustration of a jackal corrected with "Wite-Out," March 18, 2026.

Ancient Egyptian scribes used 'Wite-Out' correction liquid to fix mistakes in sacred texts


Dazzling Grand Egyptian Museum aims to be economic showstopper

Officials and analysts frame the Grand Egyptian Museum as a driver of jobs, research, and tourism revenue rather than merely a showcase.

 A view shows the colossal statue of Ramses II at the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum on November 8, 2025 in Giza, Egypt.

Damascus National Museum targeted in overnight burglary

"The theft affected six archaeological pieces that were on display in the classical wing of the museum," a source told Agence France-Presse as staff were detained and the site closed for security.

Front view of the The National Museum in Damascus.

Israeli delegation brings museum innovation to first ICOM summit in Arab region

The International Council of Museums summit, focusing on how museums can adapt to rapidly changing communities, will take place in Dubai from November 11–17.

 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Six Roman-era statues stolen from Damascus museum reopened after Assad's ouster

Six Roman-era statues were stolen from Syria’s National Museum in Damascus, prompting a security probe and closure of the historic institution.

People visit the National Museum of Damascus after it reopened, a month after the ousting os Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 9, 2025

Museum curator made a habit of monitoring flashes on the moon

Daichi Fujii has logged about 60 impacts on the Moon since 2011, giving astronomers fresh data on asteroid strike rates.

The surface of the moon.

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian statue seized in Maastricht

Prime minister Rutte told president el-Sisi that the artifact, looted amid the 2011 Arab Spring, will be handed to the Egyptian ambassador in the Netherlands before year’s end.

The Grand Egyptian Museum.

Sleeping Cupid marble sculpture discovered in Pula Roman domus on future boutique hotel site

Darko Komšo: "the second century masterpiece will be laser cleaned and then join the permanent display of the Archaeological Museum of Istria".

Cupid Sculpture. Illustration.

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist

The break-in occurred around 3:30 a.m. on 15 October, when one or more intruders slipped into the museum’s 9,000-square-meter warehouse outside downtown Oakland.

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist.

Grand Egyptian Museum opens as world's largest archaeological museum

The 1.2 billion dollar project, backed by Japanese loans, unites over 5,000 treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb under one roof for the first time since 1922.

Grand Egyptian Museum

Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait

By opening the museum, Egypt was "writing a new chapter in the story of this ancient nation's present and future," Sisi said at the opening.

Tourists look at Pharaonic statues displayed at the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum during a partial trial in Giza, Egypt, October 15, 2024.