Getty leaders' ancient issues Leaders' like minds

Felch, J. (2012), ‘Getty leaders’ ancient issues Leaders’ like minds’, Los Angeles Times, 18 February.

Over the last five years, the J. Paul Getty Museum has earned a reputation as a leading reformer on a topic that has embroiled American museums in scandal for the past decade: the acquisition of looted antiquities.

After evidence of the museum’s participation in the illicit trade was uncovered by Italian and Greek investigators, the Getty agreed to return 49 prized pieces of ancient art, cultivated collaborative relationships with those countries and adopted a strict acquisition policy that has been used as a model by museums across the country.