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Museum acquisitions under fire
Archive November 2005

11.30.05 Boston.com
Peru prepares to sue Yale to get back Machu Picchu relics by Rick Vecchio

11.30.05 Bloomberg
Italy Lacks Proof Met's Antique Pots Were Looted, Papers Show by Staff reporter

11.28.05 The New York Times
The Getty's Italian Job by Malcolm Bell III

11.25.05 The New York Times
Why 'Antiquities Trials' Focus on America by Alan Riding

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11.24.05 International Herald Tribune
Italy and U.S. museum near art claim deal by Elisabetta Povoledo

11.22.05 Bloomberg
Met Will Return Disputed Art to Italy, Culture Minister Says by Vernon Silver

11.21.05 The New York Times
Confrontation With Italy Looms at the Met by Elisabetta Povoledo

11.21.05 Anatolia
Greece to begin ´immediate´ court claim for Getty Museum art treasures

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11.20.05 The Star Ledger
From Rome to N.J., art world watches antiquities trial by Peggy McGlone

11.20.05 The New York Times
Museums' antiquities collections spark controversy by Hugh Eakin

11.19.05 The Sydney Morning Herald
Oldest crimes in the book by Gerard Wright

11.17.05 The Boston Globe
Prosecutor outlines evidence in art smuggling case Implications seen for several museums by Geoff Edgers and Sofia Celest

11.17.05 LA Times
Ex-Getty Curator Received 2nd Loan by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino

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11.17.05 The New York Times
Museums Under Fire on Ancient Artifacts by Hugh Eakin

11.16.05 NPR
Getty Curator in Italian Court over Artifacts by  

11.16.05 Bloomberg.com
Getty's Ex-Curator Makes Surprise Appearance at Trial (Update 1)

11.16.05 Yahoo! News
News Photo of Marion True by Alessandro Bianchi

11.16.05 The New York Times
Prosecutors Bet Big on Antiquities Trial in Italy by Elisabetta Povoledo.

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11.15.05 Associated Press
Italy Trial Giving Museums Wakeup Call by Frances D'Emilio

11.14.05 Star Tribune
Italy-USA: Art museum entangled in the case of the vase by Mary Abbe

11.13.05 The Plain Dealr
Trial in Rome promises to expose looters' veiled world by Steven Litt

11.13.05 Star Tribune
Museum finds itself caught in the case of the vase by Mary Abbe

11.11.05 New York Sun
Met Chief To Discuss 'Hot Pot' in Rome by Russell Berman

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11.10.05 CBC Arts
Getty museum sends three artifacts back to Italy

11.10.05 Toledo Blade
Ancient vase to be returned if stolen by Rhonda B. Sewell

11.09.05 The New York Sun
Met Is Seeking Dialogue on 'Hot Pot'

11.08.05 The Star Tribune
Italy claims Minneapolis museum holds looted vase by Mary Abbe

11.08.05 The Boston Globe
Italy presses convicted dealer in efforts to recover artifacts from U.S. museums, lawyers say by Frances D'Emilio

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11.08.05 Los Angeles Times
Several Museums May Possess Looted Art
by Ralph Frammolino and Jason Felch

11.08.05 Bloomberg
Rome Prosecutor Asked Convict to Accuse the Met, Smuggler Says

11.07.05 The Christian Science Monitor
Ancient art, modern crime by Gloria Goodale

11.05.05 The Boston Globe
The MFA is approaching Italian authorities by Geoff Edgers

11.04.05 Associated Press
Italian smuggling case provides evidence MFA has stolen art

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11.01.05 The Boston Globe
Case in Italy suggests MFA received stolen art by Geoff Edgers and Sofia Celeste

11.02.05 Los Angeles Times
The Getty gets serious

11.01.05 The Boston Globe
Italian authorities said to have evidence of looted works at MFA by Geoff Edgers

 

“Unless leading museums, who are widely seen as the keepers of the public conscience in this area, can be persuaded to adopt more exacting standards and to end their cozy and acquiescent relationships with private collectors, it is likely that the looting will continue undiminished.”

Neil Brodie and Colin Renfrew

Statue of Aprhodite (J. Paul Getty Trust)

Statue of Apollo (J. Paul Getty Trust)

Kantharos cup (J. Paul Getty Trust)

Eupphronios Krater (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

An ancient plate from Sicily (Italian Carabinieri/Associated Press)

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