February 18, 2025
The Cleveland Museum of Art has agreed to return to Turkey a headless bronze statue worth millions and drop its suit against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in New York, who seized the statue back in 2023, claiming it was a looted antiquity.
October 20, 2023
The Cleveland Museum of Art and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office on Friday touted their respective records of honoring cultural artifact ownership as they gear up for a fight over an ancient statue, after the institution sued Bragg for seizing the artwork with plans to give it to Turkey.