Battle for bark art: Indigenous leaders hail breakthrough in talks with British Museum

Exclusive: Artefacts sacred to Victoria’s Dja Dja Wurrung people could be exhibited next year in Australia – a move activists hope could one day lead to their permanent return

The British Museum, long intransigent on repatriating treasures such as the Parthenon marbles to their original owners, has entered detailed negotiations with a Victorian Aboriginal clan about potentially returning its sacred artefacts from London.

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The Museum is committed to sharing its collection across the world and is the world’s leading lender of objects

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