We need to talk about the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A few months ago, an investigation into the MET revealed that over 1000 items in their collection are linked to alleged traffickers and looters with over 300 on display to the public. Let's discuss museum ethics, "blood antiques", and the link between museums and conflict that refuses to fade away.
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Read more about the whole MET/blood antiques/conflict/smuggling situation:
The MET's new Collection Policy (May 9th, 2023)
www.metmuseum....
After Seizures, the Met Sets a Plan to Scour Collections for Looted Art
www.nytimes.co...
‘The stuff was illegally dug up’: New York’s Met Museum sees reputation erode over collection practices
www.theguardia...
Antiquities Dealer Subhash Kapoor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison by Indian Court
www.artnews.co...
The Met Collection Could Have 70+ Artifacts From Smuggler Subhash Kapoor
www.art-inside...
Antiquities Dealer Pleads Guilty for Role in Sale of Looted Items
www.nytimes.co...
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