Art Collections, Private and Public: A Comparative Legal Study

✍ Scribed by Elina Moustaira (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 129
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Law
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction: Collecting Art....Pages 1-9
Comparative Studies of Civilization—Comparative Studies of Art Collection....Pages 11-19
Collectors’ Rights “Versus” Artists’ Rights—Conservation and Collection Care....Pages 21-35
Comparative Approaches to the Study of National Museums....Pages 37-46
Private Collections “Versus” Public Collections....Pages 47-58
Governance of Museums....Pages 59-78
Selling Art—Is it Permitted? And if Yes, Under What Conditions?....Pages 79-93
Cultural Economics....Pages 95-107
Museums and Collectors and the Illicit Trade of Art/Cultural Objects....Pages 109-120
Conclusions: The Ethics of Acquiring Art and Antiquities....Pages 121-124

✦ Subjects

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law; Arts; Cultural Management; Economics general