Art Law class in NYC
Thinking of starting a For-Profit Arts Business? Don’t miss this class tomorrow! Space is still available. Forming Your For-Profit Arts Business When: Thursday, June 10th, 2010, 4 – 6 p.m.Where:…
Looted Cultural Objects Recovered in Iraq
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty today reports that Iraqi authorities seized ten ancient gold coins along with two paintings during a sting operation that broke up an antiquities smuggling ring. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraq_Says_Antiquities_Ring_Busted/2053617.html…
Major Art Theft in Paris
Several paintings were discovered stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art during the morning of May 20, 2010. They are of inestimable cultural and monetary value. When a major…
A Renewed Memorandum of Understanding in the Context of US-Italian Foreign Relations
When we speak about the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) process, we should acknowledge that it takes place in the context of broader American foreign policy objectives. Indeed, the process…
Auction House Due Diligence: What Diligence is Due?
Bonhams in London just removed a collection of Roman sculptures from its auction when Christos Tsirogiannis and Dr. David Gill questioned the provenance surrounding lot 137, a marble sculpture of…
Blood Antiques – Watch online
Over the years, more books and documentary films have appeared to describe a once unreported problem–the looting of cultural heritage. Journeyman Pictures produced the documentary Blood Antiques, which is now…