Renowned U.S. museum to return illegally excavated works of art to Italy

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The J. Paul Getty Museum, one of the largest art museums in the U.S. state of California, is returning several works of art that were illegally excavated to Italy.

The world-renowned museum, housed on two campuses: the Getty Center in Los Angeles and Getty Villa in Malibu, said in a news release posted on its website Thursday that it is working with the Italian Ministry of Culture to arrange the return of "Orpheus and the Sirens," a life-size terracotta sculpture group, in September, followed by other artwork at a later date.