Newshour Segment on Museum Antiquities Debate

joe phelan · February 28th, 2006, 04:39 PM

PBs's Newshour plans to run a segment on the antiquities debate roiling the Met and the Getty

A stroll through any one of the major museums around the world can provide
a portal into some of the great civilizations of the past. But, how did
these treasures get to the museums in the first place? Old art has revived
equally ancient controversies, embroiling some leading institutions,
including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Jeffrey Brown
reports on the antiquities debate.

February 28th, 2006, 04:39 PM	#1
joe phelan Editor Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 55	Newshour Segment on Museum Antiquities Debate PBs's Newshour plans to run a segment on the antiquities debate roiling the Met and the Getty A stroll through any one of the major museums around the world can provide a portal into some of the great civilizations of the past. But, how did these treasures get to the museums in the first place? Old art has revived equally ancient controversies, embroiling some leading institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Jeffrey Brown reports on the antiquities debate.

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