Getty Trust CEO James Cuno wraps up debut week
As expected, and as he has already stated, Jim Cuno intends to continue to have the Getty follow the rigorous do-not-acquire-anything-at-all-fishy acquisitions policy, which is of course good news. But this is the least the Getty, and Cuno, could do in terms of anti-looting policy, and one would hope -- though his mind does appear from the interview to be on acquisitions -- that he is also thinking about how he could use his position at the Getty to help persuade the collectors, dealers, and the museum community to not just say no to dodgy antiquities but to say yes to additional policy measures aimed at getting more monetary help where it is needed to police sites, borders, and the licit market.
Ram Raid at Antiquities Auction House
-
Hansons’ saleroom in Derbyshire has been the victim of a ram-raid break-in,
the auction house in Heage Lane, Etwall suffered a burglary during the
early ...
20 hours ago
No comments:
Post a Comment