
French Parliament Approves Law to Ease Return of Colonial-Era Art
New legislation simplifies restitution, allowing the return of artefacts from 1815–1972 without individual votes.

New legislation simplifies restitution, allowing the return of artefacts from 1815–1972 without individual votes.

France still holds tens of thousands of colonial-era artefacts, prompting a new measure focusing on items acquired between 1815 and 1972.