Who owns objects? - Eleanor Robson

Who owns cultural objects? and who has the right to own them?
The contributors to this book have thought long and hard about
the ethics and politics of collecting, from a variety of
professional perspectives: archaeologist, museum curator,
antiquities dealer, collector, legislator. The book is the
outcome of a series of lectures and workshops held in Oxford in
October-December 2004. It brings together some stimulating and
provocative opinions, that would not usually be found together;
archaeology and cultural heritage students rarely come into
contact with antiquities dealers or collectors, for instance;
museum curators rarely get to know the production processes and
rationales behind the legislation and ethical codes they have to
abide by. The aim is to provoke thought and debate on this
topical and sensitive subject area.