See also article in New York Times, Friday, March 2, page A9, which quotes de Montebello. "We deplore the destruction of major examples of the world's cultural heitage. We, the Metropolitan, would be prepared to come with experts at our own cost and, in collaboration with them,
take pieces that are abviously portable and preserve them in the Met." Yet what can be done to protect the giant statues of Buddha?
Jane Necol
York College, CUNY
Ryo Yasui wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:59:34 -0500, Feltus, Pamela <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >Is there anything we can do here in the States about this?
> >
> >http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10297-2001Mar1.html
> >
> >Pamela Feltus
> >Curator
> >National Museum of American Jewish Military History
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> Hello all !
>
> I read a short piece from the Asahi-shimbun newspaper (March 2, 2001) that
> the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, Mr. Philippe de Montebello
> has announced that he is prepared to visit Kabul with specialists to talk
> with the Taliban leaders to take out the buddhist sculptures outside the
> country for rescueing them from destruction. He says he will pay for the
> courier fees and whatever.
> >From this news, it looks like that Mr. Montebello is the center person in
> this emergency rescue action.
>
> I look forward to hearing the other's news about this issue.
>
> Stay-tuned to YOUR Museum-L !
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> Ryo
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