Dutch doubt where to return Crimean gold

Published April 4, 2014 2:52pm ET



AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch historical museum got more than the bronze swords, golden helmets and precious gems it bargained for when it organized an exhibition on ancient treasures from Ukraine: it also inherited a diplomatic mess.

Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula a month after the Allard Pierson museum opened the “Crimea — Gold and secrets of the Black Sea” exhibition in February. Curators say now they are not sure where to return the objects on display when it ends in August.

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