"Scythian gold" Netherlands returns to Ukraine

The Ukrainian Culture Ministry and the Allard Pearson Museum (archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam) have agreed on the return of museum items of the state part of the Museum Fund of Ukraine from four Crimean museum institutions. This is reported by the Ministry of Culture.

Since 2014, the museum items were exhibited at the exhibition "Crimea - a golden island in the Black sea" in the Netherlands.

The document on this was signed by the Acting Minister of culture and information policy of Ukraine Rostislav Karandeev and the Acting Director of the University Library of the University of Amsterdam Dr Fred Wiermen.

It is reported that the museum items include the collections of the Crimean Republican Institutions "Central Museum of Tavrida", "Kerch Historical and Cultural Reserve", "Bakhchisaray Historical and Cultural Reserve" and the National Reserve "Chersonesos Tavrichesky".

The return of artefacts of special historical and cultural significance is a significant and multifaceted process. It combines legal, museum, diplomatic and logistical aspects. We are looking forward to the return of the collections, one of which is known as"Scythian gold", home to Ukraine, - said Rostislav Karandeev.

He expressed his gratitude to the Allard Pearson Museum for storing the collections for 9 years, as well as for the decision of the Dutch side not to charge storage costs for museum exhibits.