The new #labourgovernment is now scrapping plans to build a tunnel under the #WorldHeritageSite of #Stonehenge. Get caught up on the controversy surrounding the tunnel and its detractors with our blog post from 2021 by Rebecca Reynolds buff.ly/3yn9jEu

New on the blog - #HenriMatisse’s "Odalisque" will be restituted to the heirs of Albert & Marie Stern, per the Netherlands Restitutions Committee. The painting was sold under duress during Nazi occupation & has been with the #StedelijkMuseum since 1941. buff.ly/3WtISoN

Happy August and a 'must listen' podcast 👇, as our Chair Janet Suzman said: the most in depth discussion I had heard. Tight and to the point, this podcast touches on all the relevancies of now." parthenonuk.com/latest-news/89… The moral and ethical reasons for reuniting the Parthenon

After a request in May 2023, London's Horniman Museum has agreed to return 10 objects to an Aboriginal community in Australia, citing a moral obligation for doing so. The 'moral obligation' is a requirement for transfer under the Charities Act 2011. museumsassociation.org/museums-journa…

Thanks for this Alexander Herman. Herein lies the crux of my doctoral thesis - governing moral vs legal forms. Your work is such an inspiration.

Happy to speak to Cahal Milmo for his recent update on the #Parthenon Marbles for The Independent: "There has been a subtle shift in tone with the new UK government & definite support for the new approach of the British Museum." inews.co.uk/news/elgin-mar…

Jacques Schuhmacher has been appointed the Executive Director of Provenance Research The Art Institute of Chicago! This is a fantastic hire and I am looking forward to working with him as part of our community of provenance researchers in the US! Jacques Schuhmacher artic.edu/press/press-re…

In the Times this morning talking VAT and listed buildings 🛠️🪚🏰 (Contrary to the title, we’re not asking for a tax break but a more supportive tax regime.) thetimes.com/life-style/pro…

How the Catholic Church can get repatriation – and reconciliation – right

The latest issue of Art Antiquity & Law Institute of Art & Law has just dropped! And it includes my detailed article with Chiara Gallo on the #Vatican #restitution & the laws that govern that (often very secretive) collection. x.com/IAL_art_law/st…

I was filmed in 2023 at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto for the Traditional Care Practices. The Mellon-funded Hidden Stories project, explores the relationship between traditional caretakers and books. youtu.be/-giQfAPmlzg?fe….

This story will be one of the many I'm discussing in my forthcoming book Stolen Fragments. Out on September 17 – Check it out! sup.org/books/title/?i…

Jacques Schuhmacher, former V&A provenance expert, joins the Art Institute of Chicago to lead their provenance research team in uncovering the origins of artworks ow.ly/eXR450T8w94

Pitch-perfect review of my Parthenon Marbles book by J Geddes Literary Review of Canada: "Dismissing the claims of the cultures that created the pieces in the first place has rightly fallen into deep disrepute. But switching to vilifying museums... isn’t much better." reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2024/…

Whatever you may think of the #ElginMarbles dispute... Read. This. Book. You may not change your mind (it didn't for me), but you will certainly look at the debate in a much depper, nuanced way. #ClassicsTwitter #Twitterstorians