Hidden Liabilities: How Rare Manuscripts Threaten Institutional Reputations
Brett Erickson, a specialist in reputational risk and cultural asset governance, breaks down increasing reputational threats unfolding behind the glass cases of our most trusted institutions. From Naples to Washington to Oslo, Erickson traces how stolen manuscripts, smuggled antiquities and provenance blind spots are reshaping the way museums, libraries and private collections confront integrity—not just as an ideal, but as a liability, a legal threshold and a legacy at stake.