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.
The University of Vermont (UVM) has recovered historical documents that disappeared from its library. The Burlington Free Press reports on October 4, 2011 that 67 documents were returned to UVM…
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a new(s) release on July 28, 2011 that it seized a Pre-Columbian artifact en route from Indiana to British Columbia. A…
Earlier this month a grand jury charged Laura Phillips, the former treasurer of the Alabama Museum Association, with felony theft. The indictment alleged that she stole from the association. In…
The matter of Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran continues to make its way through the federal court system. On March 29, 2011 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued…
Last month the St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) sued the US government to claim ownership of the ancient mask of Ka-Nefer-Nefer. The US government yesterday sued to forfeit the mask….
The video currently being shown on CNN to illustrate the current situation inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is posted at the following link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h5taeUh0aM [Update November 9, 2011: Associate…