Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Some tensions have been created after an incident of theft occured in Kalu Para Daser Bari Kali Mandir at Goila union of Agoiljhara upazila under Barisal district on Sunday, the Janmastami birthday of Lord Krishna.
Md. Ali Biswas, officer in charge and Abdul Latif Molla, upazila nirbahi officer of Agoiljhara and ...
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
The leading archaeologist in Iraq says that sites are no longer being targeted by professional looters. The Art Newspaper spoke by telephone with Dr Abbas al-Husseini, who took over from Dr Donny George as chairman of the state board of antiquities in 2006. A year ago he was removed, because ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
* Cyprus. Tomb raiders plundering Kourris Valley antiquities
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/3ffa283e58e83bcc?hl=en
* Response to Post From CAARI VP Ellen Herscher about Clay Constantinou, Patton Boggs and Cyprus
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/1a5c55f4053e4d34?hl=en
* BONES DO NOT DIE: GERMANS TO RETURN NAMIBIAN SKULLS.
http://groups.google.com/group/museum-security-network/browse_thread/thread/c65cbee70c5de135?hl=en
* A PLEA FOR FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT: COMMENTS ON AN ARTICLE BY ALAN BEHR ENTITLED "A HUMANIST PLEA ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
In an article entitled, “A Humanist Plea for Free-ranging Antiquities,” (1)
Alan Behr, a New York lawyer praises James Cuno’s book, Who Owns Antiquity? Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion but surely we must try to base our opinions on facts and also on a broader understanding of the ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
We have had the occasion to refer to the problem of the thousands of African human remains that are still in European museums many decades after independence and the duty to repatriate them on dignified terms and conditions. *
As indicated in the report below, the Germans have stated their willingness ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
This book corresponds to what I think the average visitor to an exhibition needs: a short introduction to the subject-matter, with illustrations and sufficient information for the reader to understand the significance of the theme without being burdened by too many pages.
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
There are probably few countries in the world that can boast of such an abundance of cultural treasures as Nigeria, one of the richest countries in the world. But Nigeria has also an enormous amount of organizational problems which are also reflected in the cultural area. The constant lamentations about ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
The objective of the current exhibition (26 June - 5 October 2008) in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, entitled “Babylon: Myth and Truth”, is, according to the official website, “to explore the myth of Babel and the true facts surrounding the ancient city of Babylon: two worlds - one exhibition”. (1) ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE CONTROVERSIAL BOOK OF ITS DIRECTOR, JAMES CUNO, WHO OWNS ANTIQUITY?
Finally, the Art Institute of Chicago has reached the conclusion which others have been reached long time ago, that the position and the views Cuno and his followers have been propagating over ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Stolen Caravaggio most likely a copy
There are very strong indications that the Carravaggio stolen in Odessa is either a copy or a painting after Caravaggio.
TC
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
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