This article is dedicated to the long-lasting process of repatriation of the Benin Bronzes, cultural artifacts stolen in 1897 by the British during a raid on the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now Nigeria.
Traditional lacquer art painted on cultural artifacts in Ha Thai village, Thuong Tin, Hanoi dates back to the 17th century. In the 1930s, the first Vietnamese painters studying at the Indochina College of Fine Arts (now the Vietnam Fine Arts University) sought ways to develop lacquer techniques. Village artisans applied the techniques immediately to refine and perfect their products.
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) The United States has returned 30 more stolen cultural artifacts to Cambodia, Cambodia Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said in
As Ukraine resists and fights back against the Russian takeover of its country, the Smithsonian is working to protect cultural and historical items from being destroyed.