“Table Support in the Shape of Griffins Attacking a Doe,” a Greek sculpture dating from 325 to 300 B.C., was among 26 treasures the J. Paul Getty Museum returned to Italy in 2006.
Forever ago, I posted an announcement about a panel in NYC titled, “Antiquities Wars: A Conversation About Loot and Legitimacy.” I told you that when I got the recorded program, I would make it available on the blog. Well, it has taken a while, a long while, but I have the excuse of having moved from Alaska to New Mexico, and having needed to replace my optical drive which I just got around to (did you know you have to take apart the entire, literally, entire laptop to do so on a 12″ PowerBook?). But I remember my promises, and here you are, nearly two hours of James Cuno, Sharon Waxman, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Daniel Shapiro discussing the ethics of cultural property, my theme of choice.
Download Antiquities Wars Part I: ~80 minutes, ~70mb, .mp3 format.
Download Antiquities Wars Part II: ~20 minutes, ~20mb, .mp3 format.
Enjoy!
Cultural Property & Archaeology Law 
Tom Flynn
March 4, 2010
Ah, great. Thanks Kimberley. Just what I need. Two hours of listening to James Cuno. Perhaps I’ll get out the chainsaw and saw my own head off at the same time. Actually, I’ve scheduled in a weekend of painting this weekend, so I’ll stick it on iTunes and they can witter on in the background while I’m merrily daubing away. Why is it that the opposing side of this debate never gets quite so much airtime?
Glad to hear the laptop’s fixed.
Keep on keepin’ on.
Tom
Kimberly Alderman
March 5, 2010
Hi Tom! To confess, I haven’t listened to the whole thing yet myself, otherwise I would have given some comments. I would have liked to get a new laptop, but am saving my money for something else (which is top secret, really, but you may have an idea as to what it is). Take care and thanks for reading my blog! Looking forward to your next snarky post.
Lyssa Stapleton
March 6, 2010
I second Tom’s thanks but also feel that I will need to stay away from any sharp objects while listening.