LAT: "In a sweeping deal to end years of controversy, the J. Paul Getty
Museum agreed today to return to Italy 40 antiquities from its
collection, including several masterpieces and its prized 5th century
BC statue of Aphrodite, a touchstone of its collection...
"...The return of the objects will strike a serious blow to the Getty's antiquities collection, one of the country's best and the focus of the newly renovated Getty Villa. Several of the objects being returned are now centerpieces of the museum's galleries near Malibu."
I haven't been there in a while, but I'm guessing the villa will still be one of the nicer places on the planet to visit.
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