via San Francisco Examiner, 14 October 2021: Two pieces associated with Douglas Latchford are at the Asian Art Museum, according to the Pandora Papers. The museum also recently returned two lintels to Thailand.
The Pandora Papers revealed where 43 relics linked to Latchford and his associates are held today. Two pieces linked to Latchford’s associates in ICIJ’s report are on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
The museum’s deputy director of arts and programs, Robert Mintz, said the Pandora Papers’ findings weren’t a surprise, and they represent a culture shift the museum has been adapting to for several years.
“Museums that hold antiquities are evaluating what it is we decide to feature about a work,” said Mintz. “It’s becoming more and more relevant to people to think about how objects move and how their meaning changes as they move from one place or one ownership to another.”
