Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture and J. Paul Getty Trust Joint Statement.LOS ANGELES -- The Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture and the J. Paul Getty Trust The J. Paul Getty Trust is the world's wealthiest art institution with an estimated endowment of $5.8 billion. Based in Los Angeles, it operates two museums: the J. Paul Getty Museum in Brentwood and the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. issued the following joint statement today: The Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of the J. Paul Getty Trust has agreed to return two objects from the antiquities collection of the J. Paul Getty Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company. Biography Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, into a family already in the petroleum business, he was one of the first people in the world with a Museum claimed by the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture. The unanimous decision by the Getty's Board to deaccession de·ac·ces·sion v. de·ac·ces·sioned, de·ac·ces·sion·ing, de·ac·ces·sions v.tr. To remove and sell (a work of art) from a museum's collection, especially in order to purchase other works of art: and return a Thasian relief and Boeotian stele stele (stē`lē), slab of stone or terra-cotta, usually oblong, set up in a vertical position, for votive or memorial purposes. Upon the slabs were carved inscriptions accompanied by ornamental designs or reliefs of particular significance. , both of which currently are displayed at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, grew out of a tentative agreement reached in mid-May between Georgios Voulgarakis, Minister of Culture of the Hellenic Republic, and Dr. Michael Brand, Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The decision to return the items to the Hellenic Republic was based on an internal scholarly review by the J. Paul Getty Museum that concluded it was appropriate that the objects be returned. Mr. Voulgarakis and Dr. Brand have conversed and corresponded in order to create a framework based on a co-operation agreement between the two sides. They have indeed assigned representatives for the discussions, which will last until the end of August. Among the subjects to be discussed is the claim of the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture concerning the return of antiquities (marble statue of a Kore Kore, in the Bible Kore (kō`rē), in the Bible. 1 Family of temple doorkeepers. 2 Levite under Hezekiah. Kore, in Greek religion Kore, in Greek religion: see Persephone. and a gold wreath), as well as the long-term loan of Greek antiquities to the J. Paul Getty Museum. The J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts that features the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Getty Research Institute. The J. Paul Getty Trust and Getty programs serve a varied audience from two locations: the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Malibu. Additional information is available at www.getty.edu. |
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