This book is a comparative legal study of the private and public art collections in various states of the world, covering the most important issues that usually arise and focusing on the differences and the similarities of the national laws in the treatment of those issues.
Introduction: Collecting art.- Comparative Studies of Civilization Comparative Studies of Art Collection.- Collectors Rights versus Artists Rights - Conservation and Collection Care.- Comparative approaches to the study of national museums.- Private Collections versus Public Collections.- Governance of museums.- Selling art Is it permitted? And if yes, under what conditions?.- Cultural Economics.- Museums and Collectors and the Illicit Trade of Art/Cultural Objects.- Conclusions: The Ethics of Acquiring Art and Antiquities.
Presents legal analysis of private and public art collections from a comparative perspective
Describes the connection between art and law
Analyses the particularity of persons, objects and laws
Clarifies whether the capacities of collector and merchant are mutually exclusive
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