Objects of cultural heritage have increasingly become the subject of media attention, legal disputes, and international debates not merely because of their considerable monetary value, but because of their significance for cultural heritage, identity and our understanding of the past. This lecture will look at several recent controversies focusing on the relationship between the international art market and leading private collectors and museums in the United States.

Sponsored by: Art History Program

In conjunction with: Afro-American Studies and Research Program, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, College of Education, College of Law, Department of Anthropology, Department of the Classics, Department of Comparative Literature, Department of English, Department of French, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Department of History, Department of Philosophy, Department of Sociology, Division of Architectural History and Preservation, Drobny Program in Jewish Culture and Society, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, International Programs and Studies, Krannert Art Museum, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Laredo Taft Lecture Fund, Office of Continuing Education, Program on Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials, School of Art and Design, Spurlock Museum and Archaeological Institute of America

WILL-AM580 FOCUS interview with Parry Gerstenblith