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Article: J. Paul Getty Museum Announces Revised Acquisitions Policy.
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- October 26, 2006
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New Provisions Require More Provenance Information for Acquisitions of Ancient Art
LOS ANGELES -- The J. Paul Getty Museum today announced a significantly strengthened art acquisition policy. The revised policy, adopted by the J. Paul Getty Trust Board of Trustees earlier this week, commits the Getty to "further developing its collection according to the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable laws."
Most notably, the revised policy adopts November 17, 1970, the date on which the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property was signed, as ...