CULTURAL RESTITUTION & COLONIAL ART LEGACIES
International debates and institutional efforts around the restitution of African and colonial-era artefacts held in Western museums, including legal, diplomatic and artistic dimensions
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Two secrets of Paris unveiled: heritage restoration revives Keith Haring and Richelieu's tomb
EL PAÍSDos secretos de París desvelados: la restauración del patrimonio cultural devuelve a la vida a Keith Haring y a la tumba de Richelieu
Jun 29, 2026, 03:30 AM
The World Monuments Fund has completed restoration work at the Church of Saint-Eustache in Paris, where works by Rubens coexist with contemporary art, reviving a Keith Haring piece and Cardinal Richelieu's tomb. The project highlights efforts to preserve cultural heritage in the French capital.
Belgian Diplomat to Stand Trial for Role in 1961 Assassination of Congo's Lumumba
DEUTSCHE WELLEBelgian diplomat faces trial over 1961 DR Congo leader killing
Mar 17, 2026, 06:37 PM
Etienne Davignon, the sole surviving suspect in the 1961 assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, has been ordered to stand trial in Belgium on war crimes charges. The case marks a landmark moment in Belgium's long-delayed reckoning with its colonial past in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lumumba was killed shortly after Congolese independence, and the trial represents one of the first judicial attempts to hold Belgian officials accountable for their role in the murder.
Belgium to Put Former Diplomat on Trial Over Lumumba Assassination
FRANCE 24"Enfin la Belgique regarde son histoire en face" : vers un procès pour l'assassinat de Lumumba
Mar 17, 2026, 03:49 PM
Sixty-five years after the assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, Belgian justice is reopening the case. Former diplomat Étienne Davignon has been referred to trial for "participation in war crimes" in a closed-door ruling in Brussels that remains open to appeal. The case marks a landmark moment in Belgium's long-delayed reckoning with its colonial past in the Democratic Republic of Congo.