Shipwreck Ethics
Edward Rodley, senior Exhibit Director at Boston’s Museum of Science (MoS), has written an article titled “The Ethics of Exhibiting Salvaged Shipwrecks,” published in October’s issue of Curator: The Museum…
Armenia | Getty | museums | replevin action | Zeyt'un Gospel
Cassirer Case Stays the Dispute Between The Getty and Armenian Church over the Zeyt’un Gospel Pages
The Los Angeles County Superior Court has agreed to follow a joint stipulation filed by the Getty Museum and the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America by…
Dinosaur Claimant’s Attorneys File Sharply Worded Reply Memorandum and Ask Court for Expedited Hearing
In a sharply worded reply memorandum filed Tuesday in the forfeiture case of United States v. One Tyrannosaurus Bataar Skeleton, lawyers for dinosaur claimant Eric Prokopi ask the Manhattan federal…
SLAM Litigants Move Toward Resolving Ka Nefer Nefer Mummy Mask Case
The St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM), the United States government, and the Republic of Egypt appear to be in discussions to settle the contest over title to the mummy mask…
Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) | ancient coins | Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | import protections | UNESCO Convention (1970)
Appeals Court Sides with Federal Attorneys in ACCG Baltimore Coin Case
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today sided with the United States in the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) Baltimore test case. We “have reviewed the Guild’s various claims…
Art Theft: Paintings Stolen from Kunsthal Museum
Thieves nabbed seven paintings from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands sometime during the night of October 15/16, 2012. Dutch police, in a press release, are asking the following:…