A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
A lawyer's commentary on cultural property law and its impact on cultural property crime, antiquities trafficking, looted archaeology, illicit trade, art theft, heritage preservation, and museum risk management.
What due diligence can museums undertake to protect their collections of artifacts from risks of legal seizure?Museums routinely and successfully protect their archaeological collections from threats of loss posed by…
Dr. Victoria Reed and Attorney Rick St. Hilaire answer questions from an audience of legal and cultural heritage professionals at the Daniel Webster International Lawyer of the Year ceremony held in Manchester,…
News stories from 1998 once chronicled the acquisition of looted archaeological material by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). And the Boston Globe critically reported in 2006 that the MFA “has long contended it…
“The Role of the Carabinieri in Combating Art Theft in Italy” is the title of this week’s lecture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Colonel Luigi Cortellessa of the Carabinieri…
The Weary Herakles has long been a poster child for the problems surrounding undocumented antiquities. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) acquired a partial interest in the top half…
Photo credit: Alex Bruda Registration is now open for Cultural Property Law, part of Plymouth State University’s summer program. This intensive course will take place from July 15 through 20….