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90% of the art in the collections of most big museums will never be seen by anybody. Held "in private hands", there's arguably a better chance people will event
by glenra 11y ago
90% of the art in the collections of most big museums will never be seen by anybody. Held "in private hands", there's arguably a better chance people will eventually get to see it than if it sits in storage indefinitely - the fate of all but a tiny fraction of artefacts held in major museums.
- WalterBright 11y agoI would think that the risk of concentration of the artifacts in one place would cause concern. Consider what happened at the Library of Alexandria.