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If things were so bad, why did they not consider divesting? By hoarding these treasures, they merely put them at great risk, eventually assuring their destruct
by tomohawk 8y ago
If things were so bad, why did they not consider divesting? By hoarding these treasures, they merely put them at great risk, eventually assuring their destruction.
If you have someething of worth, you have a responsibility to take care of it, and, if you cannot take care of it, then ensure it gets into the hands of someone who will.
- williamscales 8y ago> why did they not consider divesting? I think we can imagine many reasons why folks who aren't motivated to fund the museum wouldn't be willing to swallow their pride. That said, I wonder if there's a role for a global museum rescue organization. It could be funded by anyone who wants to help and their role could be to go in to troubled museums and help out. It seems to me that this might touch on cultural sensitivities however. People might be scared that foreigners are coming in and will steal their artifacts.