- Last year I was lucky enough to participate in the Summer Institute by the UCLA Confucius Institute and I visited the Mogao caves in person. I got to meet the artists who created the replica caves and through a pre-trip visit to the Getty, I got a chance to hear about the plans they had for the exhibition. Attending the exhibition today brought back a lot of memories, and it was great to see ideas discussed last year brought to life. One of the things that always boils my blood a bit about museum exhibitions is the remnants of imperialism that come with museum artifacts. This is of course something that comes up not just with this particular exhibit but with many exhibits I have seen in Europe. As one of the Getty representatives explained that a lot of the items were borrowed from British and French collections, I always feel this sense of indignation as to why these items cannot be given back to their rightful countries.
edited by nramon on 8/4/2016
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