The Metropolitan Museum of Art has appointed Lucian Simmons as its first head of provenance. Simmons, a vice chairman and head of restitution at Sotheby’s, will take up his post this May. Interviewed by the New York Times, the Met’s director Max Hollein said that ‘He probably had to deal with more issues at Sotheby’s than have many other institutions. […] He’s someone who understands the theory…
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