Questions about the origins and ownership of some Asian artifacts in a key collection at the Art Institute of Chicago have cast doubt on the museum’s commitment to keeping its galleries free of stolen antiquities.

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Nepal Wants a Sacred Necklace Returned. But a Major Museum Still Keeps It on Display. <[link removed]> Questions about the origins and ownership of some Asian artifacts in a key collection at the Art Institute of Chicago have cast doubt on the museum’s commitment to keeping its galleries free of stolen antiquities. by Elyssa Cherney, Crain’s Chicago Business, and Steve Mills, ProPublica

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