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Old March 21st, 2023 #1
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Default New scandal at the Met: they assure that more than a thousand pieces come from looting or trafficking

New scandal at the Met: they assure that more than a thousand pieces come from looting or trafficking

March 20, 2023

“With this gift, the Met moves forward with the new design of the presentation of modern and contemporary art in the Museum, creating 80,000 square feet (about 7,400 square meters) of galleries and public spaces,” the institution explains in a statement. File photo. EFE/Justin Lane
More than a thousand objects from the catalog of the Metropolitan Art Museum (MET) in New York, such as statues, friezes and precious objects that go from India to Italy or Egypt, come from acquisition practices of suspicious origin such as looting and traffickingaccording to research by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

The investigation found 1,109 piecesof which less than half have records describing how they left their country of origin, which previously belonged to people charged or convicted of crimes against antiquities or their galleries, and 309 of which are currently on display, the newspaper reported today. Guardian.

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