One of the more contentious and longstanding examples of what's become a common issue in the art world seems to be resolved as Yale University announced on Friday that it would return thousands of Peruvian artifacts that were taken when Machu Picchu was excavated a hundred years ago. Having witnessed sunrise from the Puerta del Sol on the Inca Trail above Machu Picchu, I freely admit to being under its influence.
Click here for the story as attributed to the Associated Press and reported on NPR. (Go NPR! Hey, I'm not biassed.)
Here's a shot from my trip in 2009. Stay tuned for my upcoming exhibit,
Seeing Peru: Layered Realities, which opens January 16 at Mt. Mary College. You can see two sets of images from Peru on my
flickr page.
I also heard this on NPR. My kudos to Yale as well.
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It seems like a win-win to me. Peru gets is heritage back. Yale retains access to the artifacts and although that means researchers have to travel to Cusco, that sounds like a bonus to me!
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