The New York Times writes on the ongoing contention between the nation of Turkey and the J. Paul Getty Museum over a number of potentially looted items currently held in the American museum’s collection, highlighting the difficult issues at play in repatriation claims. While many museums are speeding up their processing of these claims, many factors must be taken into account before handing over past property. “Museums must untangle a lot of knots before making such an irrevocable decision,†said Stephen K. Urice, an expert on cultural heritage law at the University of Miami School of Law in Florida.Read more at The New York Times
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The Difficult Issues of Repatriation
