Alexander KarnDec 14, 2022
NYT ran this piece yesterday on museum collecting and the rising trend toward #Restitution. Featuring my #ColgateUniversity #MuseumStudies colleague Prof Liz Marlowe. “Today many U.S. museums are facing a reckoning for their aggressive tactics of the past.” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/arts/museums-looted-art-repatriation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
For US Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over

Prodded by law enforcement, and pushed by foreign governments, American museums are increasingly returning artifacts to countries of origin, but critics wonder at what cost.

Collection StudiesNov 14, 2022

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Philipp Adolphe Klier Photographs of Burma
The German photographer Philipp Adolphe Klier (c.1845-1911) spent decades living in Burma at the end of the 19th and early 20th century. Operating studios in Moulmein and Rangoon, Klier's views of Burma attracted international attention.

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https://digitalcollections.colgate.edu/collections/burmese-album
https://archives.colgate.edu/repositories/2/resources/359
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Burmese album | Colgate