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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


Lüneburg Museum to open world's largest Immanuel Kant collection

Exhibition features Kant's personal items, including his champagne glass and a lock of hair.

 Monument of Immanuel Kant.

Dozens of museums, heritage sites to allow free entrance for Passover

Many sites that were closed throughout the war will be open in this initiative.

One of the many museums that will be open for free over Passover.

New discovery highlights Jewish scouts and identity in Syria

A rare testimony from the Alliance Israélite Universelle shows the Jewish Scout Movement in Damascus, highlighting its role in Jewish identity and culture.

 Jewish scouts in uniforms holding flags bearing the name Alliance Scouts of Damascus

Russia seizes hoard of ancient gold coins stolen from French museum

Russia is working to return the coins to France, states the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

 Flea market in Moscow.

Ukraine accuses Russian spy chief Naryshkin of theft of museum theft

Russian museum workers were involved in the theft of cultural artifacts from Crimea, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ukrainian media reported.

 Ruined museum in the town of Trostyanets, Ukraine.

Will the British Museum present high-quality replicas of the Parthenon sculptures?

The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display while returning the originals to Athens.

 The Elgin Marbles, originally part of Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens. On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena.

The Met and Shanghai Museum unite for 'Recasting the Past' Chinese bronzes exhibition

Co-organized with Shanghai Museum, the exhibition features 200 works, including bronzes, paintings, ceramics, and jades, highlighting the dialogue between artifacts from different eras.

 The Met and Shanghai Museum unite for 'Recasting the Past' Chinese bronzes exhibition.

Grapevine March 21, 2025: Greater sensitivity needed toward families of hostages

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG speaks at the Inauguration of the Avraham Shochat Cultural Center in Arad.

Rediscovered Renaissance masterpiece to be exhibited at Vatican Museums

The artwork, believed to be the original work of Mantegna, was recently rediscovered in the Sanctuary of Pompeii.


Bloomberg donates 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20 million to the London Museum

The collection includes 405 wooden Roman tablets, Britain’s largest, with London's first recorded mention and gossipy messages from writing tablets.

 Bloomberg donates 14,000 Roman artifacts and £20 million to the London Museum.