THE PARACAS COLLECTION IN GÖTEBORG
Objects deriving from the Paracas culture in present day Peru make up a unique world heritage.
Out of the total collection in Gothenburg, 89 textiles are formally owned by the City of Gothenburg. They are kept in the Museum of World Culture, alongside other obejcts from the Paracas culture. The Museum of World Culture is responsible for their care and preservation and for making them accessible to research and a larger audiende in and outside of Sweden. Since 2008, they are shown in the exhibition A Stolen World, and on this web site.
The Museum of World Culture has had a dialogue regarding the Paracas material with Peruvian museums and Peruvian Embassy representatives for some time. In December of 2009 the Peruvian Embassy presented a formel request for the return of the collections to Peru. Thereafter a dialogue has been initiated between the Embassy, the City of Gothenburg and the National Museums of World Culture in order to further investigate this complex issue of request for return of cultural objects.
