His decision hinged on the fact that the family had been aware that the Guggenheim had the painting for years.

Many of the items were seized as part of investigations into Subhash Kapoor and Richard Beale.

The artifacts have come back after years of being held in the British Museum and similar institutions.

The agreement was signed by museum director Max Hollein and Thailand's director general Phnombootra Chandrajoti.

The museum denied three repatriation requests from the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska after meetings in 2017.

The chairman of the British Museum reportedly rejected a demand for a shortlist of names for the institution's new director.

The sacred wood and stone tabots were looted by British soldiers during the Battle of Maqdala in 1868.

The FBI recovered a total of 22 cultural treasures from Okinawa.

The museum cut ties to Emily Bunker in 2023.

"To restitute is to do justice," said its filmmaker, Mati Diop.