Rotterdam becomes first Dutch city to return colonial-era objects to Indonesia

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 state returned 288 objects after Indonesia requested their restitution. They included four Hindu-Buddhist sculptures and 284 objects taken during the 1906 Dutch conquest of southern Bali. The...

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...

A Pueblo delegation received seven objects, including a sacred winter drum, in a return ceremony at Wereldmuseum Leiden. The return answered a long-running community claim and recognized that...