In this Civic Café, Terri Salus, SSTCi vice president and attorney (specializing in labor & employment and civil rights and currently
teaching Citizenship classes at Montgomery College), will facilitate a discussion about what should and can be done (and how) to preserve and protect cultural property. Our conversation will be driven by the participants, but should examine the pros and cons
of repatriation and restitution and may include related ethical issues, such as removing the Sackler name from galleries.
Terri has provided an extensive reading list, but there is no need to feel overwhelmed. You are welcome to read as much as you wish,
but you should be able to engage in meaningful conversation if you skim the pages identified by Terri.
8 Art Repatriation_Cultural Assets_GreenbergTraurig
22 Should stolen art and artifacts be returned to their culture of origin_ Thinkalong 2018
23 Elgin Marbles--How a small marble foot put more pressure on the British Museum to return the Elgin marbles_The Independent 1-17-2022
24 Teddy Roosevelt statue removed from American Museum of Natural History - WAPO 1-22-2022
25 Why The Smithsonian is Changing Its Approach to Collecting, Starting With the Removal of Looted Benin Treasures_WAPO 1-9-2022
26 Smithsonian Considers Ethics of Owning Looted Treasures_WAPO 1-6 to 9-2022
27 U.S. Returns More Than 900 Stolen Artifacts to Mali_Smithsonian Magazine 12-1-2021
