The international controversy over who "owns" antiquities has
pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where
ancient artifacts are found. In his book "Who Owns Antiquity?,"
James Cuno argued that antiquities are the cultural property of
humankind, not of the countries that lay exclusive claim to them.
Now in "Whose Culture?," Cuno assembles preeminent museum
directors, curators, and scholars to explain for themselves what's
at stake in this struggle--and why the museums' critics couldn't be
more wrong.
Source countries and archaeologists favor tough cultural
property laws restricting the export of antiquities, have fought
for the return of artifacts from museums worldwide, and claim the
acquisition of undocumented antiquities encourages looting of
archaeological sites. In "Whose Culture?," leading figures from
universities and museums in the United States and Britain argue
that modern nation-states have at best a dubious connection with
the ancient cultures they claim to represent, and that archaeology
has been misused by nationalistic identity politics. They explain
why exhibition is essential to responsible acquisitions, why our
shared art heritage trumps nationalist agendas, why restrictive
cultural property laws put antiquities at risk from unstable
governments--and more. Defending the principles of art as the
legacy of all humankind and museums as instruments of inquiry and
tolerance, "Whose Culture?" brings reasoned argument to an issue
that for too long has been distorted by politics and
emotionalism.
In addition to the editor, the contributors are Kwame Anthony
Appiah, Sir John Boardman, Michael F. Brown, Derek Gillman, Neil
MacGregor, John Henry Merryman, Philippe de Montebello, David I.
Owen, and James C. Y. Watt.
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