Provenance
Times Change, and So Do We
The museum has followed NAGPRA since its launch in the 1990s and the Native Arts team is committed to ensuring the museum remains in compliance.
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A Commitment to Act
The Native Arts department shares details about their work with Indigenous communities, particularly in relation to cultural property and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Provenance
Returning Home: DAM Repatriations over a Half Century
Provenance Lecture Video
Watch a video lecture of Senior Provenance Researcher Lori Iliff discussing case studies of repatriations from the museum's collection.
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Return of Deaccessioned Vietnamese Dagger and other Asian Artworks
As part of the museum's ongoing research into the provenance of works in its collections, 11 antiquities from Southeast Asia have been deaccessioned.
Provenance
DAM & New NAGPRA Guidelines
The DAM has anticipated the new NAGPRA guidelines, which went into effect on January 12, since they were initially proposed.
Provenance
Unpacking Modigliani: Discovering the Travels of Portrait de Femme
Provenance Lecture Video
Renée Albiston's presentation tracking research to establish the provenance of a painting by Amadeo Modigliani.
Provenance
Online Collection Information & Resources at the DAM
The museum has invested heavily in researching provenance and posting provenance information for pieces added online.
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Two Sculptures Returned to Republic of India in 2019 and 2022
Celestial Woman and Sadashiva (Uma-Maheshvara) Returned
As part of the museum's ongoing provenance efforts, we are sharing information about past repatriations.
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Updates on Benin Artworks at the DAM
The DAM participates in the Digital Benin project, which helps identify facts about objects linked to the 1897 raid of the Kingdom of Benin.
Provenance
Provenance Research and Cultural Property Update
Provenance research has been a part of our work at the museum for many decades and will be for many more.
Provenance
Dando prioridad a la investigación sobre la procedencia
La investigación de procedencia constituye un aspecto central del papel del DAM como museo enciclopédico.
Provenance
Prioritizing Provenance Research
Lori Iliff took on the new role of Senior Provenance Researcher in the summer of 2022.
