Smithsonian Magazine

Check Out These Wondrous Objects on Display Before They Return to the Museum’s Collection

From whale earwax to a shimmering ammonite shell, the “Objects of Wonder” exhibition spotlights some of the museum’s most intriguing specimens Jack Tamisiea For seven years, “Objects of Wonder” has ...
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The Frick Collection Presents North American Exhibition Of Extraordinary Objects From The Church Of The Holy Sepulcher In Jerusalem

Installation view of To the Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum at The Frick Collection, showing works from the Kingdom of Spain, courtesy the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem Photo: ...
The Art Newspaper

More than 1,000 objects in the Met’s collection linked to alleged traffickers and looters, investigation finds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has more than 1,000 objects in its collection that have ties to people allegedly involved in crimes related to the antiquities trade, according to a new ...
The Art Newspaper

British Museum hires curator to research history of its collection, also covering contested objects such as the Parthenon Marbles

The British Museum (BM), which is facing mounting claims for contested objects, now has a specific curator responsible for researching the history of its 267-year-old collection. Isobel MacDonald was ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The World’s First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects Wants Its Collection to Shrink, Not Grow

More than 250 looted objects are on display in UNESCO's Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects. UNESCO To raise awareness of the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage artifacts, from ...
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The World's First Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects Wants Its Collection to Shrink, Not Grow

To raise awareness of the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage artifacts, from archaeological finds to artworks to musical instruments, UNESCO has launched the world’s first-ever Virtual Museum of ...