About Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects:
- It is an innovative digital platform which reconnects communities with their stolen cultural treasures.
- Aim: The project aims at designing the first virtual immersive reality museum of stolen cultural objects at a global scale.
- It will contribute to raise awareness among the general public to the consequences of illicit trafficking of cultural property and contribute to the recovery of stolen objects.
- It was launched at the World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT 2025).
- The museum is financially supported by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the project was developed in collaboration with the INTERPOL.
- The digital museum currently displays almost 240 missing objects from 46 countries.
- Sculptures from Indian temple
- The museum depicts two objects submitted from India: Two 9th-century sandstone sculptures from Mahadev Temple, Pali, Chhattisgarh
- The first, a Nataraja figure, is described as showing Shiva in his cosmic dance.
- The second figure, of Brahma, the creator, is shown seated in lalitasana with three visible faces and four arms holding sacred emblems like a rosary and the Vedas.
