Archaeological artifacts that were illegally exported from Ukraine and intercepted in the Netherlands were handed over to the National Museum of history
Kyiv • UNN
Illegally exported from Ukraine valuable archaeological artifacts dating back to Roman times and the Middle Ages were transferred by the Netherlands to the National Museum of history of Ukraine for temporary storage.
Illegally exported valuable archaeological artifacts transferred by the Netherlands to Ukraine will be kept in the National Museum of history of Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of culture and information policy of Ukraine, writes UNN.
Details
It is reported that on May 21, the Ministry of culture and information policy of Ukraine transferred 8 valuable objects of archeology to the National Museum of history of Ukraine for temporary storage until the decision of the Icip to transfer them for permanent storage is made.
These are spears and arrowheads illegally exported earlier from Ukraine and intercepted by Dutch customs officers from various archaeological cultures and regions of Ukraine, dating from the periods from Roman times to the Middle Ages.
The ICP expresses its gratitude to the customs authorities of the Netherlands, The Information and heritage Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education, Culture and science of the Netherlands for the decision to return our cultural property to Ukraine. We are also grateful to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands for supporting the case and transporting items to Ukraine, The Office of the Prosecutor General for timely response measures, and the National Museum of history of Ukraine for professional expert support of the case
Recall
On March 20 of this year, the director of the information and heritage Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education, Culture and science of the Netherlands, Alfred Rus, handed over these items to the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands and now they have returned home.