Museums

[close] Inspired by the Royal British Columbia Museum's feature exhibition, Gold Rush! El Dorado in British Columbia, this book club will read fiction and non-fiction books related to gold rushes.

[close] For anyone interested in books on this topic, including the following overlapping sub-topics: (1) Antiquities trafficking/looting; (2) Art market scandals, incl. forgery; (3) Nazi-looted art (& returns; (4) Returning/repatriating cultural artifacts*; (5) Investigations of art heists (6) Museum scandals The group's primary goal is to share a list of recommended (nonfiction) books--see https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/1206818-art-and-antiquities-crime-nonfiction-reading that will appeal either to a newcomer or more well-versed readers. The discussion page can be used to exchange ideas, and/or recommend other media on the topic (magazine articles, podcasts and TV series). The list will be broken down into the following sub-themes (which have some overlap): -Antiquities trafficking and looting -Art market scandals, incl. Art forgery (late 20th C/early 21st C) -Nazi-looted art (and returns) -Returning/repatriating cultural artifacts* -Investigations of art heists -Museum scandals Our reading list(s) will include older/out-of-print titles as well, since some of these are really useful from a historical perspective. *Books on more theoretical or legal concepts (e.g., 'what are museums' responsibilties?), or best practices, won't feature prominently, unless they are seminal. But, readers interested in how these topic relate to art and antiquities crime are encouraged to create an in-depth group, and use the discussion page(s) to share links and invite others.

[close] Book group for staff based at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. A place to share things you've read and what you thought, as well as a place to voice what you'd would like to read and get people's thoughts. We will post regular recommendations. Comments are welcome even if you haven't read the books(!).

[close] Explore the correlation of art and literature in the Springville Museum of Art’s book club. Enjoy light refreshments and discuss interesting books with the Museum’s inspiring galleries as a backdrop.