tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post8226616583158183863..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Former Minister Zahi Hawass Faces Charges Over US Museum LoansPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-69817387966182435492012-04-13T06:03:41.244-07:002012-04-13T06:03:41.244-07:00And re the Czartoryski Leonardo - I was shocked to...And re the Czartoryski Leonardo - I was shocked to see it's condition in the NG Leonardo exhibition in London, but frankly that was better than the bad restoration which ruined several other Leonardos in the show.<br /><br />The early 90s loan of Lady with Ermine to the National Gallery in DC also led to a change in US law - it was "owned" by the then Communist Government, who were worried that Adam Czartoryski would claim it in the US. US law was amended so that items on loan owned by foreign governments (including state museums) could not be seized or the subject of restitution law suits.<br /><br />Although I pointed out that it was double standards by the Greeks, it's why this El Greco with good documentation to support it having been looted by Nazis, was returned to Heraklion http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/24/arts/painting-ordered-back-to-greece.htmlDorothy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820009282218419179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-51539047810271926062012-04-13T05:55:03.836-07:002012-04-13T05:55:03.836-07:00I'm not going to pretend to be a fan of Zahi H...I'm not going to pretend to be a fan of Zahi Hawass, but this seems to be a witch hunt ... If Egypt uses it's cultural heritage to promote itself, surely loans act as cultural ambassadors - and since the museums were making money off the exhibitions, why shouldn't a charity benefit?Dorothy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820009282218419179noreply@blogger.com