In a Sea of Stolen Artifacts, What Is the Role of the Museum?
via The San Francisco Standard, 21 February 2023: The discussion of the role of museums in the supply chain of ...
Tag: unprovenanced artefacts
Posts about unprovenanced artefacts, or artefacts whose origins or source cannot be identified.
[CFP] The Provenance of Asian Art: Symposium & Workshop (Washington, 1-4 Nov 2023)
Deadline is 15 January 2023.
Commentary: Museums need to be wary they don’t fuel black market for illicit cultural objects
via Channel NewsAsia, 09 September 2022: An op-ed by Museum Studies lecturer Dr Yunci Cai commenting on how looted artefacts ...
Singapore museum says 400-year-old artefact allegedly stolen from Nepal was acquired by the book
via Channel NewsAsia, 17 August 2022: By the book is a pretty naive excuse, considering how we've seen in the ...
New in the Online Lecture Lecture (May 2022 update)
The latest additions to the Online Lecture Library, with subjects from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. The full searchable list ...
Looted Cambodian Antiquities In Denver Museum Are Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court
via the New York District Attorney's Office, 08 November 2021: The New York DA seize four antiquities held by the ...
Renewed public interest to track and trace lost antiquities showing up in foreign museums
via Matichon, 01 April 2021: The article is in Thai, and from what I can gather the successful repatriation of ...
How many antiquities in Australian museums are stolen from our neighbours?
via ABC, 28 March 2021: A closer look at the pieces in Australia's museums from South and Southeast Asia that ...
Indicted smuggler of antiquities Douglas Latchford dies in Bangkok
via The Art Newspaper, 10 and 12 August 2020: Douglas Latchford, who was indicted by the New York District Attorney ...
[Online Seminar] Greater China Legal History Seminar Series “Collectors and Collections of Chinese Art and Antiquities: Problems with Gifts, Trusts and Legacies” by Prof. Steven Gallagher
Readers may be interested in this seminar from the Department of Law at the City University of Hong Kong on ...
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