Category Archives: Current Events

If you would like to share an item from the news dealing with ethical concerns, please post it to this category. In order to discuss the article, please leave a comment on the initial post rather than creating a new independent post.

Getty News

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Steven

I know the semester is over, but I found this latest item about the Getty interesting, if not wholly predictable in my book… Getty to trim 34 jobs in its museum division

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Museum Ethics in the News

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Julie Holcomb

“‘Faux Real’ Exhibit Displays Forger’s Famous Faked Works” – Exhibit of famous forger’s works opened April Fool’s Day at the University of Cincinnati “Mayor Wades into Uproar Over Museum Tower’s Glare” – Mayor’s comments on an earlier story about complaints … Continue reading →

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When is it ethical to display human remains?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Julie Holcomb

Civil War Museum Gives Severed Arm a Good Look The Washington Post Story – http://ht.ly/aeYj4

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Black Confederate Resources

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Julie Holcomb

Black Confederate Resources from Civil War Memory Other related links from Civil War Memory that might be of interest based on our class discussions today: Glenn David Brasher Moves us Beyond Black Confederates Bruce Levine on Black Confederates Noah A. … Continue reading →

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9/11 Human Remains Debate

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Steven

I felt this was an interesting twist on the subject of proper treatment of human remains. Quite frankly, I am not really sure why someone thought this was a good idea to begin with. . .

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Interesting Petition

Posted on February 29, 2012 by John Michael

Hey guys, a friend of mine showed me this and I feel like it ties in well with our discussion of looting and selling for profit. What do you guys think about t.v. shows like this? I think they’re messed … Continue reading →

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New Study on Wealth and Ethics

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Steven

Saw this article on Wired today detailing recent research on how wealth and status contribute to unethical behavior. The various experiments conducted are quite interesting, as are some of the conclusions. Money quote: After the neutral prime, upper-SES people were … Continue reading →

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A real life wrap-up to Provenance and introduction to Loot

Posted on February 24, 2012 by kelli

As I was checking my email today, I noticed a post on the MUSEUM-L listserve… It actually was quite relational to what we’ve been discussing in class – and I feel like it might be a good introduction to Loot. … Continue reading →

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Prado Museum discovers earliest copy of “Mona Lisa!”

Posted on February 22, 2012 by lara

In light of our lecture today, I thought this article was extremely relevant.  What do y’all think?

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Art Auctions Today

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Steven

Some up-to-date info here – first a headline from this morning: Sotheby’s: Sale of Munch’s ‘Scream’ could fetch $80M For reference, a comprehensive list of the top art sales as of December 2011. Edit: An interactive list of the top … Continue reading →

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