In the mid-19th century, Dutch colonial officials climbing an Indonesian volcano spotted an ancient statue meant to serve as protection against misfortune, looted it and took it to the Netherlands.

n the mid-19th century, Dutch colonial ... missing from their colonial pasts, which could take decades. As of mid-December, 828 cultural items have been returned to Indonesia from the Netherlands ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The essays in this volume examine, from a historical perspective, how contested notions of modernity, civilization, and being governed were ...

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Tuesday for his country's colonial aggression during his first state visit to Indonesia.

After Indonesia gained its independence in 1945, the need for a more inclusive and widespread education system became evident ...

The country is repatriating hundreds of similarly pillaged treasures, reclaiming parts of its history lost to looting under its former colonial ... Indonesia's strong diplomatic ties with the ...

The "Lombok Treasure", looted by Dutch soldiers in 1894 is ... hundreds of precious artefacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during its colonial period. Objects to be returned include a ...

November 26, 2024 Two Singa statues returned to Indonesia by Rotterdam city council 130 years after they were stolen from a palace in Lombok. Photo: Wereldmuseum Rotterdam Rotterdam city council has ...

An Indonesian team under Dutch colonial ... diaspora in its former colonial ruler. "We have our choice to look for quality ...

During the colonial period, Europeans went on slave raids and captured local people. The Dutch, who controlled Indonesia for a large portion of his period, practiced widespread enslavement.

This offering bowl was captured in 1906 during war operations by the Dutch colonial army in South Bali ... returning 68 pieces unlawfully acquired from Indonesia, a former Dutch colony.