(photo: Allard Pierson)
Today, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, Gerechtshof Amsterdam, rendered judgment in the case between the State of Ukraine, Allard Pierson Museum and four Crimean museums, which has been ongoing since 2014. The Court of Appeal decided that the Crimean Treasures shall be returned to Ukraine, represented by Bergh Stoop & Sanders Advocaten.
It was ruled that the State Ukraine has a controlling interest when it comes to its cultural heritage and that therefore, the treasures – which where in the Netherlands for an exhibition in 2014 – have to be returned to Ukraine as Ukrainian heritage, and not to the Crimean museums in light of the annexation of Crimea which took place when the treasures where on loan in the Netherlands:
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For the full text of the judgment, please be referred to the following link: https://lnkd.in/g7aWMkKM .
For further questions, please revert to our website www.berghstoop.com.