RECOVERY OF CULTURAL ARTIFACTS
Among the gadgets is the so-called “Lombok treasure” stated to have been taken by Dutch troopers from Tjakranegara Palace and surrounding villages on the Indonesian island of Lombok after the top of the Lombok War in 1894.
The repatriated artefacts additionally embody these from the Puputan Badung struggle assortment, taken through the Dutch navy intervention in Bali.
The 132 Pita Maha assortment, which was not looted however had been a part of an artwork exhibition within the Netherlands since 1948, was additionally formally returned to the Indonesian authorities.
The handover is seen as a cultural achievement for Indonesia, observers stated, including that it underlines each side’ dedication to preserving their widespread heritage.
The Indonesian authorities has vowed to proceed its efforts in recovering different cultural artifacts believed to nonetheless be situated abroad.
A repatriation committee was established in 2021 and the method has borne fruit. Returned in batches over two years, 828 cultural objects have been despatched again to Indonesia as of mid-December, in accordance with the Indonesian Heritage Agency.
Previously, in January 2020, the Netherlands returned 1,500 artefacts that have been saved within the Nusantara Museum in Delft to Indonesia, 4 years after coming into into an settlement with the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The Nusantara Museum was the one museum within the Netherlands devoted particularly to artwork and cultural objects from Indonesia, which closed its doorways in 2013 as a result of price range constraints.
