More than ten years
on, the fate of the remains of the Bamiyan Buddhas remains unknown. Despite UNESCO's decision
last year not to pursue reconstruction of the statues, a group of German
archaeological conservationists still hope to rebuilt the statues from the
fragments. In acquisitions, the Cleveland Museum of Art keeps moving forward.
Despite the recent climate of repatriation, the museum added top-rated Roman
and Mayan antiquities to its collection. In conservation, UNESCO made progress
with Libya in committing to protection of cultural sites while potentially
contesting the new board of the Osogbo cultural centre in Nigeria. Controversy
also cropped up over the accuracy of statistics on the size of the art market
in China and over the unveiling of a refurbished statue of MacArthur in South
Korea. Finally, it turns out that after charges were brought against the
former-SAS officer in the UK, the fragment of the behind of the statue of
Saddam Hussein may not even be authentic.
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