RETRIEVING CULTURAL Objects
After the Lombok War ended in 1894, French soldiers allegedly removed the so-called” Lombok gold” from Indonesia’s Tjakranegara Palace and nearby villages.
Additionally, the repatriated items include those from the French military intervention in Bali during the Puputan Badung battle collection.
The Indonesian authorities has even publicly received the 132 Pita Maha series, which was a part of an art show in the Netherlands since 1948.
According to observers, the transfer is seen as a historical triumph for Indonesia, and it demonstrates how eager both parties are to protect their shared heritage.
The Indonesian government has pledged to continue pursuing the recovery of various historical objects that are thought to be still in transit.
A relocation committee was established in 2021, and the approach has paid off. Returned in quantities over two centuries, 828 social products have been sent up to Indonesia as of mid-December, according to the Indonesian Heritage Agency.  ,
Due to that, in January 2020, the Netherlands returned 1, 500 artefacts , that used to be held in the Nusantara Museum in Delft to Indonesia, four centuries after an agreement was made with the Education and Culture Ministry.
The Nusantara Museum, which was the only museum in the Netherlands that had a focus on Indonesian arts and cultural materials, closed its doors in 2013 because of budgetary constraints.  ,