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Ancient Greece
Hundreds of Ancient Artifacts Stolen from Italy Have Been Recovered
Almost 800 ancient artifacts have been brought back to Italy after they were discovered to have been illegally exported to Belgium. The antiquities are worth as much as 11 million euros, and were found in the possession of a...
Archaeology
Court Orders Return of Ancient Greek Statue to Italy
The highest court in Italy has ordered the Getty Museum in Los Angeles to return an ancient Greek bronze statue that was found off the Adriatic coast of Italy in 1964, according to the U.K.'s Telegraph newspaper.
The statue is...
Art
Return of Byzantine Manuscript to Mount Athos
After many decades, an important Byzantine manuscript was returned to Mount Athos in Greece. The manuscript that was stolen in 1960 by the Dionysiou Monastery in Mount Athos and was bought from a private collector by the Getty Museum in California, in 1983, will be on...
Greece
Understanding Between Ministry of Culture and Getty Museum
Minister of Culture and Tourism in Greece, Paulos Yeroulanos and Chairman and Executive Producer of the American J. Paul Getty Museum, James Gun have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that concerns intensive strengthening of scientific research, promotion...