It is a favourite smokescreen tactic of the "[inter]nationalist" US "collectors' rights" lobbyists to point out whenever there is a failing in the quality of museum curation in foreign "artefact source countries". It's almost like they are saying you can't trust the foreigners to look after the cultural heritage as much as US collectors. Recently there has been a few items in the news that might usefully restore some balance to the discussion of museum security in general. Among them are the following:National Archives agents raid home of Leslie Waffen, former archives department head
Breaking News: NARA Discovers Missing Items at Former Department Head's Home
| Harrisburg, PA USA: Auditor General Jack Wagner Says Historical and Museum Commission Not Properly Protecting State Historic Artifacts LI museum director sentenced for Egyptian artifact theft I am sure there are many more, the point is that these are not problems that are restricted to the countries where the inhabitants have browner skins and more antiquities than the average US collector. |
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