from The Art Newspaper.com
Getty Trust and World Monuments Fund team up for Iraq conservation
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This is the latest in a string of laudable international efforts to help address and restore the rich cultural heritage legacy in Iraq - which at times has been seen as rightfully belonging to the entire human race. However, it also brings to mind the rather troublesome implication that, unless a country is dramatically propelled into the international news arena (whether due to war or other man-made or natural disasters), such commendable efforts can often languish at the sidelines for want of financial resources and expertise.