Next week I am due to be lecturing on the Encyclopedic Museum in Cambridge. I am grateful to Lee Rosenbaum of Culturegrrl for her comments on James Cuno's Davos discussion on the subject. Many Encyclopedic Museums have returned large numbers of antiquities since the Declaration on the Universal Museum.
I think that we are going to have a good debate in Cambridge.
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Wednesday, 6th February 2013, 4.30-6.00 pm
Heritage Group Research Seminar
McDonald Seminar Room
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Good luck David. Will there be anybody from the British Museum present do you know?
David,
I draw your attention to two articles in modernghana:
WHAT GAME WAS JAMES CUNO PLAYING AT DAVOS?
http://www.modernghana.com/news/443638/1/what-game-was-james-cuno-playing-at-davos.html
DECLARATION ON THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF UNIVERSAL MUSEUMS: SINGULAR FAILURE OF AN ARROGANT IMPERIALIST PROJECT
http://www.modernghana.com/news/441891/1/declaration-on-the-importance-and-value-of-univers.htm
Best wishes, Kwame
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