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Kelsey January 11, 2012 0 Comments building, funding, italy, mission, staff

Pompeii Still at Risk

Martin Bailey for the Art Newspaper reports on UNESCO taking the initial steps towards putting Pompeii on the World Heritage in Danger list. A report published in June (to little fanfare) found that:

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Kelsey January 11, 2012 0 Comments antiquities, archaeology, building, deaccession, funding, italy, looting, museums, New York, press, protest, theft, transparency

It was a turbulent year in cultural policy, marked in many ways by unrest in Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. But even elsewhere, funding shortfalls, and austerity have put pressure on our cultural institutions, with too many deaccessions and museum closings to mention.