tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638837144278661276.post522959909799792212..comments2008-02-05T03:31:17.628-05:00SAFECORNERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115233402243608004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638837144278661276.post-27820369643399230212008-02-05T03:31:00.000-05:002008-02-05T03:31:00.000-05:002008-02-05T03:31:00.000-05:00I am sure long- and short-term loans are the way forward. Excavated material that retains archaeological information has meaning whether it is displayed in Rome, London or New York.<BR/><BR/>I was very struck back in 1989 by the Emory University Museum International Loan Project (EUMILOP) - and the two exhibitions on Syracuse, and Roman Portraits in Context.<BR/><BR/>Maxwell L. Anderson, then in Atlanta, explained in the foreword to one of the catalogues:<BR/>"With a view toward the future, when acquisitions of antiquities will become increasingly difficult for American museums owing to financial and ethical considerations, loan projects of this kind will provide one avenue for American museums with limited resources."<BR/>It made sense then (and I praised it in a review article with Kevin Butcher) and makes even more sense now.<BR/><BR/>Butcher, K., and D. W. J. Gill. 1990. "Mischievous pastime or historical science?" <I>Antiquity</I> 64: 946-50.David Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.com