It's been more than a decade since the last big ancient Egypt show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now comes “Divine Egypt.”
  • artifex@piefed.socialEnglish
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    7 days ago

    They’re trying to do better, but there were and still are ethical issues with collecting items in the past for sure. It’s most certainly not a west-only thing though, cultures around the world have looted each other and put their prizes on display basically forever.