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Bridget Briggs
https://voicethread.com/share/10068607/

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Sorry for the delay, it took me a while to recover after my computer had crashed.

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Hopefully this works!
https://voicethread.com/share/10066519/

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I apologize, this must not have uploaded the first time I tried to submit it

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I chose the J. Paul Getty Museum controversy, which has had many acquisition problems in the past few decades.  As it turns out, the museum has had scandals like the modern one, by Marion True, ever since the days of its founder, J. Paul Getty himself.  Marion True introduced to the museum, the values of ensuring provenance and ownership history, but then defied her own beliefs by lying about the origins of some objects in the collection, especially those illegally taken from Italy.  She was fired, but the charges were dropped.  Lesson learned.

It is difficult to think of a solution to this controversy because it concerns the morals and values of people with power within the J. Paul Getty Museum, but the greatest solution is to hire someone who proves themselves to hold the same values as the institution they are working for, and to have greater supervision and transparency when making acquisitions.  Having multiple levels of people check up on provenance before an object is acquisitioned into the collections may be difficult and lengthen the process, but it will ensure that the public is not let down again.  This is the way to move forward and the way to regain the trust of art lovers and museum lovers worldwide.

There are three parts to my Voicethread because it wouldn't let me upload the slides all in one, but I assure you it's not two hours long:

Part 1: https://voicethread.com/share/10058295/

Part 2: https://voicethread.com/share/10058327/

Part 3: https://voicethread.com/share/10058342/

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Zachary Luppen: The British Museum and the Elgin Marbles

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Zachary Luppen: The British Museum and the Elgin Marbles

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Eileen Gerken: The Museum of the Second World War

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Eileen Gerken: The Museum of the Second World War

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https://voicethread.com/share/10052671/

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https://voicethread.com/share/10001646/

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The Humboldt Forum Museum Controversies essay

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Josh Waldorf - Guantanamo Bay Art Controversy

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Josh Waldorf - Guantanamo Bay Art Controversy

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Museum Controversy VoiceThread Link:  https://voicethread.com/share/10029677/

Thanks for viewing!

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Makenzie Putz - Museum Controversy Project - Museum of the Bible

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Makenzie Putz - Museum Controversy Project - Museum of the Bible

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Eric Mas - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Controversy

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Eric Mas - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Controversy

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https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/guggenheim-pulls-controversial-animal-artworks-threats-violence-1095467

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Amanda Miano's Museum Controversy Project -- The Berkshire Museum

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Amanda Miano's Museum Controversy Project -- The Berkshire Museum

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I've included a link here for my Museum Controversy Project regarding the Berkshire Museum and the sale of some of its most precious pieces of art work. I hope you enjoy. Museum On!

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Overview: In my paper, I covered the recent Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World exhibit which was to be presented at the Guggenheim. The exhibit featured many controversial pieces, some of which incorporated the endangerment of live animals. One of the most disturbing pieces included was a video called “Dogs Which Cannot Touch Each Other,” a piece which involved a group of dogs tied to treadmills as they attempted to chase and attack one another. The disturbing nature of this video lead to several protests and petitions demanding the piece’s removal (along with other pieces from the exhibit).

Here is a link which discusses the situation in greater detail (some may find the contents alarming):

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/questions-animal-cruelty-artistic-freedom-swirl-over-guggenheim-exhibit-180965045/.

Solutions and Moving Forward: In my paper I go on to discuss the solutions which the Guggenheim took, first starting with a public statement attempting to explain the artist’s intent and plans to hold the exhibit in spite of its controversy, and then the later solution which involved removing the exhibit at the overwhelming request of the public. I also compare this with a similar controversy of a live exhibit featured at the Museum of Old and New Art, and the results of its display. Finally, I briefly address my own thoughts on how the museum should move forward, which involves listening to the concerns of the public (especially when their concerns are particularly overwhelming), and realizing that the harmful exploitation of animals for artistic purposes is an edge that should not be pushed.

As a disclaimer: Some of the articles in the works cited list of this paper features very disturbing imagery. I would not suggest looking through them if you are sensitive to violence.

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Byrn Paul Museum Controversy Assignment 

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Museum Controversy Project - Benin Bronzes

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Museum Controversy Project - Benin Bronzes

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Hi, guys! Here's a link to the VoiceThread I created about the Benin Bronzes in The British Museum: https://voicethread.com/share/9967513/. I hope you appreciate the artwork and learn something new both about The British Museum as well as African art! - Olivia von Gries