tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post2314203295647831592..comments2024-03-20T18:15:41.858+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: The Virginia Return: could this have been anticipated?David Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-67769054959188432682007-09-05T18:37:00.000+01:002007-09-05T18:37:00.000+01:00I once praised the Michael C. Carlos Museum for it...I once praised the Michael C. Carlos Museum for its loan programme - of objects from archaeological collections in the Mediterranean. (I was very struck by the Syracuse exhibition.)David Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-19439176256132132032007-09-05T13:21:00.000+01:002007-09-05T13:21:00.000+01:00Reading between the lines, it seems like Virginia ...Reading between the lines, it seems like Virginia has always planned for the Acroliths to be returned to Sicily. It makes sense for a museum to be involved in repatriating artifacts held in private collections, although many art museums do also have more suspect relationships with private collectors. The University of Virginia is not the only academic institution with these sorts of issues. I know, for example, that the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University is full of artifacts on loan from private collectors.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog!Don Thiemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230623150123606969noreply@blogger.com