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07-11-2021, 12:17 PM
SAMIR TOUNSI
AFP
Mexico City, Mexico / Sat, November 6, 2021 / 03:00 pm
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Two French auctions of pre-Hispanic pieces are the latest to anger President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government, which says the items were obtained "illegally."
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"According to Mexican law, any piece of national heritage that is permanently outside the country, not temporarily for an exhibition or cultural cooperation, comes from an illegal act," she added.
Since Lopez Obrador took office in 2018, 5,800 pieces have been returned to Mexico and are now on display in the country's museums
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In recent years Mexico has been trying to recover artefacts in the hands of private collectors around the world, with only partial success.
In February, Christie's auctioned 40 pre-Hispanic pieces in Paris for a total of around US$3 million.
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The illicit trade in cultural goods generates nearly US$10 billion each year, according to UNESCO.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2021...-says.html
AFP
Mexico City, Mexico / Sat, November 6, 2021 / 03:00 pm
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Two French auctions of pre-Hispanic pieces are the latest to anger President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government, which says the items were obtained "illegally."
......
"According to Mexican law, any piece of national heritage that is permanently outside the country, not temporarily for an exhibition or cultural cooperation, comes from an illegal act," she added.
Since Lopez Obrador took office in 2018, 5,800 pieces have been returned to Mexico and are now on display in the country's museums
......
In recent years Mexico has been trying to recover artefacts in the hands of private collectors around the world, with only partial success.
In February, Christie's auctioned 40 pre-Hispanic pieces in Paris for a total of around US$3 million.
......
The illicit trade in cultural goods generates nearly US$10 billion each year, according to UNESCO.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2021...-says.html
