Netherlands returns 288 colonial-era cultural objects to Indonesia

Dutch nationals living on the Caribbean Netherlands islands were eligible to vote in the Dutch European Parliament election. Their voting rights followed a longer struggle over equal political...

A parliamentary letter set out the coming grant programs for community initiatives in the European Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The funding was framed as follow-up to the...

The year of commemorations that began on 1 July 2023 ended after drawing attention to slavery histories across the European Netherlands, Suriname, and the Caribbean islands. The anniversary also...

Descendants could apply to change surnames linked to enslavers without paying the normal administrative fee. The measure addressed a concrete legacy of imposed naming, but did not establish collective...

Curaçao’s prime minister signed the treaty on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Associate membership enables participation in regional cooperation and trade, but the agreement excludes Curaçao...

The municipality returned two singa statues from Lombok and 66 objects from South Bali held by the Wereldmuseum. Local restitution extended the debate beyond national collections and recognized that...

At the request of the United States and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas, the Dutch government decided to return seven objects from the national collection. The objects had been taken in the late...

Indonesia’s National Museum opened an exhibition of cultural objects repatriated under the 2022 agreement with the Netherlands. Public display placed the returned heritage within Indonesian...

The government reported on the memorial year, community grant schemes, research and other recognition measures. The program continued through 2027, but critics maintained that state-funded projects...

The Dutch government agreed to return 119 objects looted during the 1897 British invasion of Benin City, including objects held by state and Rotterdam collections. Nigerian claims and provenance...