Museum plans exhibition of fakes
Aug 15th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: OffbeatAustralian Broadcasting Corporation: The Brooklyn Museum, which recently announced its prized collection of stone sculptures from ancient Egypt was cluttered with fakes, is planning an exhibit with these pieces to raise awareness of forgeries in the world’s art collections.
“We really have to face the fact that mistakes are made in museums, just as they are made anywhere else,” said Edna Russmann, curator of the museum’s Egyptian, classical and ancient Middle Eastern art.