– I am someone’s history. Returning ancient artifacts to their rightful home

An exhibit of some of the pre-Columbian antiquities, including the “Repatriation and Its Impact” exhibit at the Parthenon Museum in Nashville. The artifacts will be returned to Mexico at the end of the exhibition.

Victoria Metzger / Centennial Park Conservancy

The Rosetta Stone, the Kohinoor Diamond, the sculptures in the Parthenon of Greece known as the Elgin Marbles are all dazzling objects that carry the history of early civilizations.

But these objects were also taken by the colonizers and still remain on display in museum galleries far from their homes.

In recent years, museums around the world have taken stock of the looted treasures they have preserved and benefited from.

Now, a small museum in Nashville, Tennessee is returning ancient objects excavated in Mexico.

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