Egypt
There is good news coming from Egypt that people are returning many of the stolen artifacts from the Malawi museum. There was a recent arrest when a person tried to sell thirteen artifacts from the collection of the museum.
To date 457 of the museums 1049 artifacts has been returned but at that its vulnerabilities on open display leaves me wondering if it is still practicle for the Malawi museum to open again or safer to send the damaged collection elsewhere?
Still yet no sign of the missing princess above?
- Amarna Princess Recovered
The Egyptian police have recovered the Amarna princess statuette stolen during the sacking of the Malawi museum this past summer. The statuette is one of the most important pieces stolen from that museum and one of about 800 artifacts recovered out of...
- More Images Of The Devestated Malawi Museum
This is another article on the destruction and looting of the Malawi museum with information that we are up to 221 pieces recovered from the lost 1049 artifacts stolen. For all the damages and loss it can not be forgotten that the museums ticket taker...
- The Missing Princess Of The Malawi Museum
National Geographic has a whole series of excellent images of the Malawi museum before and after the tragic looting of the middle of August. The statuette above is of a daughter of Akhenaten and is among the most important of the missing artifacts....
- Malawi Museum Artifacts To Be Restored
About a dozen damaged artifacts too heavy for looters to carry away and left behind in the Malawi museum including a collection of statues, a number of painted coffins and two mummies have been sent for restoration at the Al-Ashmuonein archaeological...
- Osiris Returns
A small good news story on the return of a couple of statuettes of Osiris stolen from the Malawi museum. The Minister of state of Antiquities put out a call to those who plundered the museum to hand over the stolen artifacts without fear of repercussions....
Egypt
Malawi Museum: Update
To date 457 of the museums 1049 artifacts has been returned but at that its vulnerabilities on open display leaves me wondering if it is still practicle for the Malawi museum to open again or safer to send the damaged collection elsewhere?
Still yet no sign of the missing princess above?
- Amarna Princess Recovered
The Egyptian police have recovered the Amarna princess statuette stolen during the sacking of the Malawi museum this past summer. The statuette is one of the most important pieces stolen from that museum and one of about 800 artifacts recovered out of...
- More Images Of The Devestated Malawi Museum
This is another article on the destruction and looting of the Malawi museum with information that we are up to 221 pieces recovered from the lost 1049 artifacts stolen. For all the damages and loss it can not be forgotten that the museums ticket taker...
- The Missing Princess Of The Malawi Museum
National Geographic has a whole series of excellent images of the Malawi museum before and after the tragic looting of the middle of August. The statuette above is of a daughter of Akhenaten and is among the most important of the missing artifacts....
- Malawi Museum Artifacts To Be Restored
About a dozen damaged artifacts too heavy for looters to carry away and left behind in the Malawi museum including a collection of statues, a number of painted coffins and two mummies have been sent for restoration at the Al-Ashmuonein archaeological...
- Osiris Returns
A small good news story on the return of a couple of statuettes of Osiris stolen from the Malawi museum. The Minister of state of Antiquities put out a call to those who plundered the museum to hand over the stolen artifacts without fear of repercussions....