

She studies topics including art forgery, the theft of sacred art, and digital reproductions of cultural heritage. Thompson is America’s only professor of art crime. Art historians Erin Thompson, whose recent book examines controversies over American monuments, and Patricia Eunji Kim of New York University and Monument Lab discuss how the destruction and transformation of statues in ancient times can inspire creative responses to controversial monuments today.Įrin L. What happens to these monuments next? Their afterlives can bring communities together – or drive them further apart. Hundreds of public statues have been toppled in recent years, with many more to come. Can’t join us live? Register and you will be notified when a recording is available on the Getty Museum’s YouTube channel. This program will be live streamed via Zoom registration required.

Links to Cultural Heritage Policy Documents.Research Assistance at GCI Information Center.GCI Reference Collection (for materials analysis).Conservation Perspectives, The GCI Newsletter.All Getty Research Institute Publications.
