Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil

Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister said Thursday. The items repatriated from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Ar t arrived Wednesday and were … Read more