This is ArtCurious News this Week, our new short-form Friday roundup of my favorite art history updates and interesting news tidbits. Today is August 12, 2022.

This week’s stories:
Horniman Museum & Gardens: Horniman to return ownership of Benin bronzes to Nigeria
 NBC News: Woman swindled elderly mother out of art worth $140M using ‘psychics’ who claimed it was cursed, police say
ArtNews: Archaeologists Rebury ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Ancient Roman Villa in England One Year After Its Discovery
Getty Museum: Why Would We Rebury Ancient Sites?

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