Mataram, NTB, Oct. 30 -- The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) State Museum is set to join an international project to trace and verify the provenance of Lombok cultural artifacts housed in Australian museums and galleries.

The six-week initiative, scheduled to begin later this year, is funded through a private capacity-building grant from Australian art collector Michael Abbott.

Head of the NTB State Museum Ahmad Nuralam said here on Thursday (October 29) that the program will send a museum staff member to Australia to study conservation techniques while researching the origins and attribution of Indonesian cultural items there.

"One NTB State Museum staff member will be based in Australia for one and a half months. The program is scheduled to...