Egypt
- New Book: Whose Culture?
Princeton University Press The international controversy over who "owns" antiquities has pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where ancient artifacts are found. In his book Who Owns Antiquity?, James Cuno argued that antiquities...
- Antiquities, The World Is Your Homeland
New York Times (Edward Rothstein) James Cuno's new book has generated a lot of interest in the media and on individual blogs. He has published this book at a good time, when issues of repatriation and the ownership of heritage are very much in the...
- Metropolitan Museum Of Art Director To Retire By End Of 2008
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin) Philippe de Montebello, Director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 30 years, announced his retirement on January 8, 2008. After more than 30 years of distinguished service, Philippe de Montebello, 71, announced...
- More On World Antiquities Trade Issues
http://tinyurl.com/lj4lp (New York Times) More about the problems in the museum world regarding the aquisition of ancient artefacts: "Archaeologists and museum directors gathered in Manhattan this week to try to find common ground on the collecting of...
- Is It All Loot?
http://tinyurl.com/koomq (New York Times) After a whole spate of articles about antiquities and the role of museums in establishing provenance, things have died down a little, but here's an interview on the subject from the New York Times: "On March...
Egypt
Defending unprovenanced artefacts
http://tinyurl.com/fcaet (New York Times)
An article about Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: "In a wide-ranging interview last week, just a day after he returned from signing a final agreement in Rome, Mr. de Montebello made it clear that his philosophy about collecting ? and even the cultural value of an international market in illicit antiquities has changed little in 29 years at the museum's helm. He offered no apologies for the way the Met has built one of the world's greatest Classical collections, often by acquiring works with little knowledge of their origins, to the dismay of archaeologists. And while he stressed that museums should abide by the law, he questioned the wisdom of some cultural-property laws and recent American court decisions that have exposed museums to greater liability for their collecting."
An article about Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: "In a wide-ranging interview last week, just a day after he returned from signing a final agreement in Rome, Mr. de Montebello made it clear that his philosophy about collecting ? and even the cultural value of an international market in illicit antiquities has changed little in 29 years at the museum's helm. He offered no apologies for the way the Met has built one of the world's greatest Classical collections, often by acquiring works with little knowledge of their origins, to the dismay of archaeologists. And while he stressed that museums should abide by the law, he questioned the wisdom of some cultural-property laws and recent American court decisions that have exposed museums to greater liability for their collecting."
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- New Book: Whose Culture?
Princeton University Press The international controversy over who "owns" antiquities has pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where ancient artifacts are found. In his book Who Owns Antiquity?, James Cuno argued that antiquities...
- Antiquities, The World Is Your Homeland
New York Times (Edward Rothstein) James Cuno's new book has generated a lot of interest in the media and on individual blogs. He has published this book at a good time, when issues of repatriation and the ownership of heritage are very much in the...
- Metropolitan Museum Of Art Director To Retire By End Of 2008
Suite 101 (Stan Parchin) Philippe de Montebello, Director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 30 years, announced his retirement on January 8, 2008. After more than 30 years of distinguished service, Philippe de Montebello, 71, announced...
- More On World Antiquities Trade Issues
http://tinyurl.com/lj4lp (New York Times) More about the problems in the museum world regarding the aquisition of ancient artefacts: "Archaeologists and museum directors gathered in Manhattan this week to try to find common ground on the collecting of...
- Is It All Loot?
http://tinyurl.com/koomq (New York Times) After a whole spate of articles about antiquities and the role of museums in establishing provenance, things have died down a little, but here's an interview on the subject from the New York Times: "On March...