US AMENDS NAGPRA

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was enacted in 1990.  In the 30+ years it has been effective, it has never been updated.  It was designed to require institutions who received funding from the US government (including...

HOBBY LOBBY SUES OVER STOLEN PAPYRI

Once again, Hobby Lobby and its Museum of the Bible is in the news.  This time, Hobby Lobby is suing former Oxford University Dirk Obbink over Obbink’s alleged sale of stolen papyri to the Museum.  According to the complaint,  Hobby Lobby paid Obbink $7 million US...

LOST MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

Last Tuesday, the New York Times posted an article about the unknown amount of art and other collections items that are missing from museums.  It has garnered a great deal of discussion among “museum Twitter,” with everyone acknowledging that this is a major...