Arts & Culture
Editorial: Philanthropy is the problem
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott critiques the way philanthropy structures our ideas about the pagan past to match the priorities of museum mega-donors.
Antiquities
Getty Museum will return Orpheus and the Sirens to Italy
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The Getty Museum in Los Angeles will be returning illegally excavated artwork and other treasures to Italy, among them one of the museum’s most prized pieces.
Paganism
Editorial: On the Repatriation Beat
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Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott writes about TWH’s focus on efforts to repatriate art and antiquities to their home countries.
Antiquities
Stolen antiquities surrendered by billionaire collector
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Manhattan district attorney’s office announced that billionaire Michael Steinhardt has surrendered 180 stolen antiquities.
Asia
Antiquities smuggling still on the rise
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The rise in smuggling of antiquities and art continues to be a problem that deprives countries and their people of access and understanding of their cultural heritage.