遗产当局宣布，超过25万件韩国历史文物位于海外，包括战争和危机期间被掠夺的文物，日本占有最大份额。韩国遗产服务机构和海外韩国文化遗产基金会确定了29个国家共256,190件文物。继续努力遣返非法取走的文物，到目前为止已有2,855件归还。
韩国遗产服务机构（KHS）和海外韩国文化遗产基金会（OKCHF）于2026年2月18日公布了对海外韩国历史文物的调查结果。截至今年年初，在包括日本、美国和德国在内的29个国家的801家机构（包括博物馆和美术馆）中，确认了总计121,143个案例涉及256,190件文物，分布于这些机构之中。
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China and South Korea held a handover ceremony on Wednesday morning at Incheon International Airport for the remains of 12 Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953), along with 146 personal effects.
China's National Cultural Heritage Administration announced a nationwide campaign on Wednesday, mandating piece-by-piece counts of collections in all state-owned museums this year to verify artefacts against records. The order responds directly to systemic mismanagement exposed at the Nanjing Museum, where a renowned Ming dynasty painting valued at US$12.3 million surfaced at a Beijing auction.
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An exhibition of 151 Iranian artifacts at the Inner Mongolia Museum in Hohhot has drawn growing attention since the Middle East conflict began. Iranian media reported damage to Tehran's Unesco-listed Golestan Palace during US-Israeli strikes. The display underscores China's role as a safe haven for vulnerable global heritage.
RM, leader of K-pop group BTS, has been named the first global ambassador of the National Museum of Korea to promote the country's cultural heritage worldwide.