Metropolitan Museum of Arts contact U.S. attorneys about allegedly looted Cambodian relics

“Lately, in gentle of recent data on some items in our assortment, we reached out to the US Lawyer’s workplace – to volunteer that we’re completely happy to cooperate with any inquiry,” the Met mentioned in a press release Sunday. “The Met additionally has an extended and effectively documented historical past of responding to claims relating to artistic endeavors, restituting objects the place acceptable, being clear concerning the provenance of works within the assortment, and supporting additional analysis and scholarship by sharing all recognized possession historical past.”