May 10, 2015
In a move that shocked India’s cultural community, the esteemed head of Delhi’s largest museum has been removed from his post and transferred to the Sports Ministry. Venu Vasudevan, Director…
August 30, 2017
…complicates even good faith efforts at legal compliance in the antiquities market. Unlike other categories of personal property, such as real estate, cars and boats, there is no title registry…
October 28, 2017
…contribute in any form to discourage commercialisation of archaeological material…” The free-wheeling dealers of the 1980s and 1990s are no more, and many believe that Tsirogiannis works in opposition primarily…
May 25, 2019
…the American opioid crisis. The targeted museums have not just been passive sites for protest; some museum staffers have added their own voices to the outcry. The clearest case of…
February 27, 2021
…by asserting the humility and gratitude that freed Black people would feel after emancipation.[1] However, pro-abolition objects such as Wedgwood’s medallions, as well as practical ceramics such as teapots, dishes,…
April 16, 2023
…legal owner, Ruijter said that the treasure was best placed in the Leiden Rijksmuseum van Oudhed. “It is visible for everyone since they are there. This treasure is so important…
January 31, 2024
…patterns discussed may or may not be inspired by real people and events. [1] Peter K. Tompa is a semi-retired lawyer who resides in Washington, D.C. He has written extensively…
April 13, 2017
…torment — so much so that they have become artists in this field.” He explained that he was not referring to the Jews’ “[original] faith” but rather “the faith that…
February 22, 2019
…of how the possessor acquired the object, for example, as an inheritance, as the latest in a long line of purchasers, or, in the case of a museum, as the…
January 15, 2016
A penetrating article by art historian, curator, and archeologist Naman Ahuja in the Indian Express examines how economic development and development-based government policies not only neglect cultural heritage but actively…