Art Institute of Chicago Returns Pilaster to Phanom Rung Temple in Thailand
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 19 -- The Art Institute of Chicago issued the following news release on June 18, 2024:
The Art Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with the Kingdom of Thailand, announced today that it has initiated the return of an object--a fragment of a pilaster with Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana--to its place of origin in Thailand. The museum is committed to ongoing provenance research of our collection, and after conducting new research on this object, the museum p . . .
The Art Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with the Kingdom of Thailand, announced today that it has initiated the return of an object--a fragment of a pilaster with Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana--to its place of origin in Thailand. The museum is committed to ongoing provenance research of our collection, and after conducting new research on this object, the museum p . . .