Lee Rosenbaum has put a helpful posting about Brooklyn Museum's public and positive declaration about its acquisition policy for Egyptian antiquities. She also draws attention to the 1983 cut-off date; I am not convinced, but it is a matter for debate.
Certainly other museums could learn from Brooklyn.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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For a clear image of the information panel now see http://www.iconoclasm.dk/?p=259.
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