Can Confidence in Greedy Museums be Re-Built for the C21st? - WB 6th April 2023
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0:00 Introduction
2:15 Nottingham Castle Re-Opens (Again)
10:37 Temple of Doom LEGO Scrapped
18:45 Wedgwood Statue Demolished
23:56 Developers MUST Re-Build Pub
32:23 Detectorists Banned in Lincolnshire?
38:34 RAF Scampton Controversy
53:19 Support us on Patreon!
54:04 The MET Linked to Looting
56:00 Two Kinds of ‘Looting’?
59:45 A Problem Culture of Collecting?
01:03:12 How Can We Change that Culture?
01:06:39 Complex Conversations (Parthenon Marbles)
01:22:06 The Need to Tackle Acquisition Culture
01:25:10 The Need for Join-Up Thinking!
01:26:14 Conclusion
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Link of the Week:
Disasters Emergency Committee:
https://www.dec.org.uk/
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Links:
Nottingham Castle reopening plan confirmed by city council:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65029926
77014 THE TEMPLE OF DOOM JOINS AN ILLUSTRIOUS LIST OF CANCELLED LEGO SETS:
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/77014-the-temple-of-doom-joins-an-illustrious-list-of-cancelled-lego-sets/
'Best get rid' command prior to Wedgwood statue axe:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-64951585
Developers demolished a historic pub. They must rebuild from the rubble:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/17/uk-pub-demolished-rebuild/
Rising from the rubble: London pub rebuilt brick by brick after illegal bulldozing:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/21/rising-from-the-rubble-london-pub-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-after-bulldozing
Councillor denies metal detectorists face outright ban:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7n0vnje1eo
Councillor stresses metal detecting restriction 'is not a ban':
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/councillor-stresses-metal-detecting-restriction-is-not-a-ban/ar-AA190YTr
James Holland - Twitter: An Open Letter to @SuellaBraverman - signed by 40 historians and interested persons. SAVE SCAMPTON!:
https://twitter.com/James1940/status/1637152683617288195
Council moves to list significant heritage asset as it considers all legal options to protect the future of RAF Scampton:
https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/council-news/2023/03/council-moves-list-significant-heritage-asset-it-considers-all-legal-options-protect-future-raf
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More than 1000 artifacts in Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog linked to alleged looting and trafficking figures:
https://tinyurl.com/52ay95j9
April Fools: Met Gala Announces 2023 “Looting and Plunder” Theme:
https://hyperallergic.com/811467/met-gala-announces-2023-looting-and-plunder-theme/
Agents Seized an Ancient Iranian Carving at a London Airport. Before Being Repatriated, It Will Go on View at the British Museum:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-iranian-carving-british-museum-2279467
Smuggled Iranian carving worth £30m seized at airport by UK border patrol:
https://tinyurl.com/496zcv7f
Explained: The Parthenon Marbles that the Vatican has returned to Greece:
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/explained-the-parthenon-marbles-that-the-vatican-has-returned-to-greece-12349732.html
Parthenon fragments returned by the Vatican go on display in Greece:
https://tinyurl.com/yfn8yz48
Germans falter on Benin bronzes’ return to Nigeria:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/04/05/germans-falter-on-benin-bronzes-return-to-nigeria
University of Cambridge to return looted Benin bronzes:
https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/23192228.university-cambridge-return-looted-benin-bronzes/
Stolen Artefacts: US Returns 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria:
https://tinyurl.com/yrymc82n
Sainsbury Centre Norwich faces calls to return Benin Bronzes:
https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/23156695.sainsbury-centre-norwich-faces-calls-return-benin-bronzes/
April Fools: British Museum Offers Greece “Exclusive NFT” of the Parthenon Marbles:
https://hyperallergic.com/812211/british-museum-offers-greece-exclusive-nft-of-the-parthenon-marbles/
Only 11% of Brits believe that Greece would return the Elgin Marbles after loan, new report claims:
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/brits-greece-would-return-elgin-marbles/
The Elgin Marbles - Keep, Lend or Return? An analysis:
https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/the-elgin-marbles/
'UK will not return Elgin Marbles to Greece', says Rishi Sunak:
“We show the world their assets, and the world travels to the UK to view them.” - UK PM Rishi Sunak
https://tinyurl.com/526var83
A candid chat with a former keeper of the British Museum:
https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/a-candid-chat-with-t-richard-blurton-former-keeper-of-the-british-museum-about-his-new-book-and-more/cid/1921896