At the same time, the Met describes itself as taking a more “proactive” approach to repatriation. Yet even a simple search for “Kathmandu” in its collection brings up objects linked to Doris Wiener, an antiquities dealer long associated with trafficking networks.

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Just returned from the International Conference on the Recovery of Cultural Heritage in Kathmandu. So many stories of pain, loss, and the immense effort it takes to reclaim a stolen god—decades of research, advocacy, and diplomacy.

📷 Laxmi Narayan: nepalheritagerecoverycampaign.org/news/laxmi_n...

Register now for the 3rd annual ANSCH Conference, featuring
speakers from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, Lebanon and Libya discussing the protection of cultural heritage in conflict and post-conflict areas:

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