Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/y423pd (latimes.com)
- Update Re The Getty Negotiations
Thanks to Archaeology Magazine's News section for the following links. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4286490For those of you following the Getty situation, this page provides an update on the ongoing negotiations between the...
- Another Casualty At The Getty
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0126GettyResignation26-ON.html"A trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust whose donated collection to the museum included a stolen ancient Roman sculpture has resigned, officials said.The board of trustees accepted...
- Met Will Return Disputed Art To Italy
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aA7bnWw4c9DQAn update on Bloomberg site regarding claims for the return of illegally sold artefacts, highlighted by the Italian legal position taken against the John Paul Getty Museum: "By holding...
- More Troubles At The J. Paul Getty Museum
http://tinyurl.com/7roe6 (LA Times website) http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/12807064.htm Marion True, curator of the Getty, has retired following allegations about financial arrangements (the top URL), and Italian court case continues to...
- More On The Getty Museum Ownership Disputes
http://tinyurl.com/dcudz A news item on the LA Times website about the ongoing investigations into the acquisition of Italian artworks by the Getty Museum. "Attorneys for the J. Paul Getty Museum have determined that half the masterpieces in its antiquities...
Egypt
Italy threatens embargo on Getty Museum
http://tinyurl.com/y423pd (latimes.com)
"Frustrated by the J. Paul Getty Trust's refusal to return a prized statue of Aphrodite and a score of other antiquities, Italian officials are threatening to impose an unprecedented 'cultural embargo' on the Los Angeles museum that would prevent its borrowing any artwork from or conducting research in their country. The impasse in talks came as new evidence was submitted Friday in the criminal trial of the Getty's former antiquities curator that the museum chose not to pursue information about the Aphrodite statue's origins when presented with an opportunity a decade ago."
- Update Re The Getty Negotiations
Thanks to Archaeology Magazine's News section for the following links. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=4286490For those of you following the Getty situation, this page provides an update on the ongoing negotiations between the...
- Another Casualty At The Getty
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0126GettyResignation26-ON.html"A trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust whose donated collection to the museum included a stolen ancient Roman sculpture has resigned, officials said.The board of trustees accepted...
- Met Will Return Disputed Art To Italy
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aA7bnWw4c9DQAn update on Bloomberg site regarding claims for the return of illegally sold artefacts, highlighted by the Italian legal position taken against the John Paul Getty Museum: "By holding...
- More Troubles At The J. Paul Getty Museum
http://tinyurl.com/7roe6 (LA Times website) http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/12807064.htm Marion True, curator of the Getty, has retired following allegations about financial arrangements (the top URL), and Italian court case continues to...
- More On The Getty Museum Ownership Disputes
http://tinyurl.com/dcudz A news item on the LA Times website about the ongoing investigations into the acquisition of Italian artworks by the Getty Museum. "Attorneys for the J. Paul Getty Museum have determined that half the masterpieces in its antiquities...