Peruvian Culture Ministry's display entitled "Back home, 10 years of cultural heritage recovery" comes to an end on Sunday, September 25.
The exhibition features an exclusive selection of the Inca nation's cultural legacy: more than 150 artifacts repatriated from different countries over the last 10 years.
The collection proves a brief account of Peruvian State and international institutions' joint efforts in recovering cultural heritage.
Thus, the Andean country is at the forefront on cultural property illicit trade control and recovery.
A total of 7,488 cultural artifacts have been recovered in the last decade from countries: Germany, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, the U.S., Spain, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the UK, Russia and Switzerland.
Added to this are 49,329 Machu Picchu pieces returned by Yale University in the April 2011 - November 2012 period. Repatriation took place in three batches.
The exhibition accounts for a mere 2% of all cultural artifacts recovered over the last 10 years, including famous Mochica culture headdress and the first artifact to return to Peru in 2006. A unique piece with special details has been chosen as the collection's symbol: a house-shaped pottery piece returned in the last repatriation delivery.
"Back home, 10 years of cultural heritage recovery" will be on display until Sunday, 25 September from 9:00 to 17:00 at Culture Ministry's Kuelap Tower 2nd floor (Av. Javier Prado Este 2465. San Borja). Free admission.
There are currently 5,185 Peruvian cultural artifacts identified abroad under recovery process.
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