Penelope Jackson Photo: Eleanor Dickie
Arthur Tompkins Photo: supplied
The repatriation of art and artefacts to and from our cultural institutions, is one of the main issues up for discussion at this year's annual Art Crime Symposium.
Academics and researchers will hear papers on topics that range from the return of taonga through the Treaty Settlement process, how to repatriate stolen and problematic artefacts and specimens, and what exactly is "the good faith buyer" defence?
Delivering a paper on Repatriation will be art crime expert Arthur Tompkins.
Lynn Freeman spoke to him and to fellow expert, author and member of the Art Crime Research Trust, Penelope Jackson. Penelope says that Repatriation as a theme was an obvious one.
The 2022 Art Crime Symposium is on Saturday (5 November) at City Gallery, Wellington.
NB: There is a free ticket to the symposium for one of our listeners who's like to attend. Please email artcrimenz@gmail.com and tell them in one sentence why you want to attend. It needs to be in to them by 5pm on the 2nd of November.
