| Museums
& Antiquities A lecture series based on the 2009-2010 George Washington University Seminar |
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Museum of Art, 1895.94. Published courtesy of the University of Michigan.
October 22, 2009 “Objects & Objections: A History of Classical Artifacts in American Museums” by Hima Mallampati, J.D. Doctoral Candidate, Classical Art & Archaeology, University of Michigan The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E Street N.W., Room B12 January 21, 2010 “Museums, Antiquities, and the Politics of Cultural Property" by James Cuno, Ph.D. Director, Art Institute of Chicago; Author, Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle over Our Ancient Heritage (Princeton, 2008) February 18, 2010 "Museums and the Market: Preserving the Past by Regulating the Market in Antiquities” by Patty Gerstenblith, Ph.D., J.D. Distinguished Research Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law, DePaul University, and Founding President of The Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation March 4, 2010 Topic: Archaeologists’ Views on Collecting Antiquities by Malcolm Bell, Ph.D. Professor, Greek Art and Archaeology, University of Virginia, Former Vice President for Professional Responsibilities, Archaeological Institute of America All
lectures begin at 7:15 pm & are free and open to the public;
locations for 2010 TBA. For more information: visit
http://www.gwu.edu/~csll/classics/museums.html; contact Kym Rice, Museum Studies Program,
202-994-0165, kym@gwu.edu or Elise A. Friedland, Department of
Classics & Semitics, 202.994.3056, efried@gwu.edu.
Sponsored by the Museum
Studies Program &
The Department of Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures. |