Looting, collecting, and exhibiting: the Bubon bronzes


Where do the objects in museums come from? Explore the tension between collectors and the preservation of knowledge.

 

Bronze statue of a nude male figure, Greek or Roman, Hellenistic or Imperial, c. 200 B.C.E. – c. 200 C.E. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe and Dr. Steven Zucker ARCHES: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series


Additional resources:

Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe, “When Will Museums Tell the Whole Truth About Their Antiquities?,” Hyperallergic, September 14, 2022

Bubon on Chasing Aphrodite

Bubon on Looting Matters

 


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Cite this page as: Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Looting, collecting, and exhibiting: the Bubon bronzes," in Smarthistory, September 1, 2017, accessed June 10, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/looting-collecting-and-exhibiting-the-bubon-bronzes/.