Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects

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Recently, UNESCO launched the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at UNESCO’s MONDIACULT conference.

About Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects

• It is an innovative digital platform which reconnects communities with their stolen cultural treasures.
• Aim: The project aims at designing the first virtual immersive reality museum of stolen cultural objects at a global scale.
• It will contribute to raising awareness among the general public to the consequences of illicit trafficking of cultural property and contribute to the recovery of stolen objects. 
• It was launched at the World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT 2025).
• The museum is financially supported by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the project was developed in collaboration with the INTERPOL.
• The digital museum currently displays almost 240 missing objects from 46 countries.
• Sculptures from Indian temple
  • The museum depicts two objects submitted from India: Two 9th-century sandstone sculptures from Mahadev Temple, Pali, Chhattisgarh
  • The first, a Nataraja figure, is described as showing Shiva in his cosmic dance.
  • The second figure, of Brahma, the creator, is shown seated in lalitasana with three visible faces and four arms holding sacred emblems like a rosary and the Vedas.

Source: IE

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