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LONDON: UNESCO has announced a new virtual museum that will showcase stolen cultural artifacts from around the world. The initiative, which is supported by Saudi Arabia, aims to raise awareness of illegal trafficking of cultural property and help recover stolen objects. “Behind every stolen work or fragment lies a piece of history, identity, and humanity that has been wrenched from its custodians, rendered inaccessible to research, and now risks falling into oblivion,” said UNESCO’s Director General Audrey Azoulay at a meeting of national representatives in Paris. “Our objective with this is to place these works back in the spotlight, and to restore the right of societies to access their heritage, experience it, and recognize themselves in it.” The virtual exhibition, which is being developed in collaboration with Interpol and other technical partners and local communities, will use Interpol’s database of more than 52,000 stolen artifacts from around the world. Those visiting will be able to navigate a series of virtual spaces containing detailed 3D images of the items, each accompanied by materials explaining their unique cultural significance, including stories and testimonies from local communities. Ernesto Ottone, UNESCO’s assistant director general for culture, said that the museum will tell the stories
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