August 2011 Archeology - Museums, Crimes, and Looted Goods

[Aisling]

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An oped on the illicit artifacts trade:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...iquities-trade

The UK is returning four items from an auction to Egypt:
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/483757

Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus (Philadelphia Museum of Art):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...dwI_story.html

Pissaro's People (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute):
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/ar...te-review.html

Crypta Balbi (National Museum, Rome):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX8UHsCjr64

OpEd on Chaucer not making it to the Treasures of Heaven exhibit (British Museum):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesi...ven-pilgrimage

Feature on James Cuno at the Getty:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,7507846.story

The British Museum paid big bucks for the Cuthbert Gospel:
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/...?storyid=11281

Feature on the Explorations in Antiquity Center:
http://www.times-herald.com/close-up...srael--1779527

The Met is borrowing a huge pharaonic statue from Germany for a decade or so:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/ar...-10-years.html

More on the Met's return of 10 items to Egypt (although the number seem to vary):
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?in...&int_new=49471

More on Germany's return of a sphinx to Turkey:
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?in...&int_new=49494

... and increased pressure on museums to return items from colonial times:
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,...tml-newsletter

[Aisling]

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Eight thefts from monuments in India:
http://zeenews.india.com/entertainme...story94059.htm

Probation for a Colorado antiquities dealer:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/stor...facts-Looting/

They're recovering an awful lot of smuggled artifacts in Turkey:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.p...cts-2011-08-08

A bell was stolen from St James' Church in Bix during restorations (England):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-14447105

Donna D'Errico has had to call off her plans to search for Noah's Ark:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...unts-noahs-ark

Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus (Philadelphia Museum of Art):
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/artic...TYLE/108080301

Caravaggio and his Followers in Rome (Kimbell Art Museum – Fort Worth, TX):
http://www.artmediaagency.com/en/262...ll-art-museum/

Faberge (Virginia Museum of Fine Art – Richmond, VA):
http://www.timesunion.com/entertainm...es-1771813.php

Tut is setting records in Melbourne:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...810-1ilry.html

I think we've heard about the British Museum and Wikipedia getting cozy before:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/government...seum-wikipedia

Looks like the Shellal Mosaic might be the next repatriation focus:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/quest...813-1irra.html

... and the Ankhhaf bust in Boston's MFA isn't going to be returned:
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_art...buffed_by_mfa/

A review of the North Carolina History Center:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/ar...on-palace.html

[Aisling]

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Some more stolen antiquities have been found in Mosul:
http://www.azzaman.com/english/index...-20%5Ckurd.htm

A Rembrandt was stolen from a California hotel:
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?in...&int_new=49873

... then turned up at a church:
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?in...&int_new=49888

Searching for some stolen Louhan head sculptures:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...cient-statues/

The US returned some 67 artifacts to the Dominican:
http://imperialvalleynews.com/index....11101&Itemid=1

Aftermath of the Four Corners case:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-...ly-regain.html

Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus (Detroit Institute of Art):
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?in...&int_new=49972

Water, Stone, Fire (Bargello National Museum, Florence):
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/ar...mannati13.html

Art of Gandhara (Asia Society):
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/ar...ty-review.html

Isambard Brunel:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/20...cks-exhibition

The British Museum tops the list of favourite attractions in the UK:
http://www.superbreak.com/news/archi...n-uk/800703353

... and museum attedance in the UK is up:
http://www.observer.com/2011/08/muse...bs-in-england/

Meanwhile, the American Folk Art Museum is still trying to figure out its problems:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/ar...l-options.html

[Aisling]

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That stolen/recovered Rembrandt from last week might not actually be a Rembrandt:
http://laist.com/2011/08/22/stolen_r..._rembrandt.php

A 250 years b.p. sundial was stolen from Avington Park near Winchester:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14617352

On the difficulties of claims of wartime theft:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/ar...ng-claims.html

Amenemhat II (Metropolitan Museum):
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/ar...um-review.html

Art of Gandhara (Asia Society, NY):
http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainme...rance-1.855973

Pre Columbian Gold (Faberge Museum):
http://www.faberge-museum.de/show.php?news&nid=31

Heart of the Maya:
http://www.voelkerkundemuseum.com/

Inca Trail:
http://www.barbier-mueller.ch/barcelone/expositions/

Indiana Jones:
http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/ind...ds-to-museums/

Best small museums in France:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ar...l-museums.html

There's a new director at the Jewish Museum:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/ar...-director.html

... and at the Art Institute of Chicago:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...-new-director/

Things aren't looking good for the Museum of Folk Art:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/ar...trategies.html