Fears about the looting of the Sudan National Museum were first raised in the early months of the civil war in Sudan. Now, two years later, the devastating news has been confirmed.
The Sudanese army recently recaptured the capital city of Khartoum, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had been using the national museum as a military base. New videos show the aftermath of widespread looting, including broken and missing artifacts—both those on display and those in storage—and a heavily damaged building.
The Sudan National Museum was home to approximately 100,000 artifacts spanning millennia of Sudanese, African, and world history. Media outlets, including the Sudan Tribune, the Guardian, and others, have detailed the extent of the destruction and the responses from Sudanese officials and citizens. You can also read more on the Jebel Barkal Archaeological Project blog.
