Museums Set Stricter Guidelines for Acquiring Antiquities

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/arts/design/04coll.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

As someone who plans on working in a museum one day, I have been following the saga of illegally purchased antiquities for quite some time. The news in this article is refreshing, and I hope the introduction on the new Association of Art Museum Directors' guidelines help stem the trade of illegal artifacts. Unfortunately, illicit antiquities dealing if still a problem throughout the world, so I doubt this is the last time we hear about it in the news.