Bringing Nepal's
stolen heritage
back home.

The Museum of Stolen Art and Heritage is more than a museum — it is a movement to reconnect people with the art, history and sacred heritage taken from their communities.

Garudasana-Vishnu (10th Century) — replica for Museum of Stolen Art

Featured replica

Garudasana-Vishnu

10th Century · Stolen 1970s from Hyumat-Tole, Kathmandu

Bearing witness

What was taken. What we return.

Original Saraswati sculpture, before it was chopped off in 1984Before · in situ
10th Century · Stolen 1970s from Hyumat-Tole, Kathmandu. Photo: Lain Singh Bangdel.
Replica of Garudasana-Vishnu for the Museum of Stolen ArtReplica · Bhaktapur
Garudasana-Vishnu, 10th century — replica created for the Museum of Stolen Art, Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Let the lost be awakened,
Let the replica be taken,
Let the return be spoken.

Write to us

If you see our gods roaming about.

Every tip, sighting and story helps a sacred object find its way home. Reach out — in confidence, at any time.

museumofstolenartandheritage@gmail.com