Walter Van Beirendonck has guest-curated the exhibition ‘Powermask – the Power of Masks’ at Rotterdam’s Wereldmuseum, including artworks, artefacts and masks created by fashion designers. Pictured, ...

As museums around the world continue to grapple with the issue of how to ethically house or return human remains, the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam has suggested that a new space for “ritual practices ...

Rotterdam city council has handed back two Indonesian statues that were stolen during the Dutch colonisation of Bali in the 19th century. The statues, which have been on display at the world heritage ...

The two bronze figures were most recently displayed together between 2011 and 2020 at the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The figure of Hevajra was also exhibited in 2012 at London’s ...

Two 15th-century gilt-bronze sculptures of Buddhist deities representing important works from the early Ming Dynasty will lead Sotheby’s Asian Art Sales in March in New York.

At the end of 2023, four museums in the Netherlands – Tropenmuseum, Africa Museum, Museum Volkenkunde, and Wereldmuseum – came together under one name: Wereldmuseum. The idea was to unite these ...

Of the 119 objects being returned, 113 come from the Dutch National Collection. The remaining six were held by the ...

In a historic move, the Netherlands has officially returned 113 artifacts from the Benin Bronzes collection to Nigeria, following a request from the West African nation. Dutch Culture Minister ...

Around 50 Benin works were on display at the Wereldmuseum, while the rest were in storage. They’ll remain on display until 9 March, after which they’ll be sent to Nigeria. Museums & Heritage ...