The Antiquities Culture Wars
Antiquities are a hot topic as collectors, dealers, museums, and governments debate who owns cultural artifacts from ancient Egypt, Greece, Italy, and Turkey. Presenting information reported in her book "Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World" (Times Books, Henry Holt and Co., paperback edition 2009), Sharon Waxman will elucidate the complicated issues of repatriation. Book-signing to follow. Sharon Waxman, Author, Journalist, and Editor-in-Chief of TheWrap, Los Angeles, lectures at 11:30am, Thursday, Oct. 29. RSVP to tel. 415-989-9019.