University of Amsterdam: a hearing on the gold of the Scythians 21st January
The first hearing on the return of the collection of Scythian gold from the Netherlands will take place on January 21, said on the first day of the week Last news official representative of the University of Amsterdam belongs offered this collection the Allard Pierson Museum.
at the end of November, it was announced that four of the Crimean Museum sued Amsterdam collective action against the Allard Pierson Museum, which was required to fulfill the contract obligations and to return a collection of Scythian gold from the Netherlands in the Crimea. The exhibits also claims the Ukrainian side.
" on January 21, will be held the First hearing, " said Fins news authorized University Yasha Lange (Yasha Lange). He also said that the Dutch Museum is located in contact with all interested parties through their permitted assigns.
The collection of Scythian gold, more than 1,000 artifacts, was removed from the Crimean museums on Exhibition in the archaeological Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam in early February, even before the Crimea reunited with Russia. The collection includes archaeological finds from five museums, and among them 4 Crimean: Central Museum of Tauris, Kerch historical and cultural reserve, the Bakhchsarai historical and cultural reserve and the National preserve of Tauric Chersonesos.
The Ministry of culture of Ukraine believes that the collections must be returned to Kiev. However, the Museum in the Netherlands has decided not to transfer the exhibits neither Ukraine nor the Crimea to the decision of the competent court or agreement between the parties. In late summer the exhibition was widely closed, But the Collection in the Crimean museums are not returned.
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