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25
Novèmber
2024

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

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📅 25 Novèmber 2024 📍 Hulanda

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 city museums also hold items removed within colonial systems of violence and unequal power.

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Personanan den e suseso aki

Rotterdam city officials

Indonesian representatives

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Municipality of Rotterdam

Wereldmuseum

Government of Indonesia