Taking Care of Historical Artifacts
We are happy to see that thousands of historical artifacts previously held in the Netherlands have been returned to Indonesia as they will further add to the quality of the collection of the National Museum.
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National Museum officials collect data on historical objects that have just been repatriated from the Delft Archipelago Museum, the Netherlands, on Thursday (01/01/2020) at the National Museum, Jakarta. A total of 1,500 Indonesian historical objects stored in the Delft Archipelago Museum, the Netherlands, have been repatriated to Indonesia. Repatriation in this context is understood as the return of art objects or cultural heritage booty seized during the colonial period.
We are happy to see that thousands of historical artifacts previously held in the Netherlands have been returned to Indonesia as they will further add to the quality of the collection of the National Museum.
However, we are sad to find out that the historical artifacts have been returned because the museums that had kept them ran out of funds or were bankrupt, so they had to be merged.