The Metropolitan Museum of Art - for one -  is chock full of stuff. As 
you walk the Greek galleries, for example, note that only a handful of 
artefacts on display were excavated. The trustees and their executors 
(de Montebello, Hoving, et al) have/had no intention of doing much 
about it. (krater headlines notwithstanding)

This has been commented on by many experts outside the US. Inside the 
US, the press and government ignores the fact that major museums fence 
stolen goods for the rich.

For some further info, see Archeological Institute of America position 
paper regarding Responsible Acquisition Practices 
http://www.archaeological.org/

See also this essay regarding the Met - 
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/print.html?path=HL0512/S00252.htm

-L.D.



On Mar 24, 2006, at 2:35 PM, Rachel Wormsbecher wrote:

> Hi!  My name's Rachel.  I'm a Museum Studies student at the University 
> of Toronto.  I'm working on a project about how museums should deal 
> with illicitly acquired antiquities.  If anyone can recommend any case 
> studies, or if your museum has dealt with this issue, I'd love to hear 
> from you.
>
> Thanks so much!
> Rachel.
>
>

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