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- Greece Closes Net On Antiquities Smuggling
CBC.ca The Greek government has announced new measures to combat the international trade in stolen and fake antiques. Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis announced Monday his government will be introducing legislation to help police combat what he calls...
- 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...
- Slow Negotiations Between Italy And The Getty
http://tinyurl.com/jkkw6 (calendarlive.com) For those of you following the important negotiations taking place, world wide, over the repatriation of items which were removed under dubious circumstances from their country of origin, there's a review...
- 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...
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Progress update re the Getty
http://tinyurl.com/gqtyb (thestar.com.my)
For those keeping tabs on the various claims by governments seeking the repatriation of artefacts, here is the latest news from the Getty Museum: "The J. Paul Getty Museum has signed over to Greece ownership of two ancient artifacts at the heart of a major cultural heritage dispute, officials said Tuesday. The private museum in Los Angeles agreed in July to return the two sculptures following intense pressure from Greece, which says they were illegally spirited out of the country. The ownership deeds were signed in Los Angeles on Sunday in the presence of Greek officials, the museum and the Greek culture ministry said in a joint statement."
For those keeping tabs on the various claims by governments seeking the repatriation of artefacts, here is the latest news from the Getty Museum: "The J. Paul Getty Museum has signed over to Greece ownership of two ancient artifacts at the heart of a major cultural heritage dispute, officials said Tuesday. The private museum in Los Angeles agreed in July to return the two sculptures following intense pressure from Greece, which says they were illegally spirited out of the country. The ownership deeds were signed in Los Angeles on Sunday in the presence of Greek officials, the museum and the Greek culture ministry said in a joint statement."
- Greece Closes Net On Antiquities Smuggling
CBC.ca The Greek government has announced new measures to combat the international trade in stolen and fake antiques. Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis announced Monday his government will be introducing legislation to help police combat what he calls...
- 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...
- Slow Negotiations Between Italy And The Getty
http://tinyurl.com/jkkw6 (calendarlive.com) For those of you following the important negotiations taking place, world wide, over the repatriation of items which were removed under dubious circumstances from their country of origin, there's a review...
- 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...