ICOM Red List for Syria Now Available
The International Council of Museums’ Red List covering Syrian cultural objects at risk is now available. Click on the picture below to view the document. Learn more about the impact…
OFAC Ok’s Export of Cultural Heritage Protection Services by NGO’s
Palmyra The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) this week published a notice reauthorizing nongovernmental assistance for cultural heritage protection in Syria. General License No….
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Roman, Byzantine and Other Conflict Antiquities from Syria
Antiquities from several Syrian cultural eras continue to appear on the art market. Since the last blog post describing this problem, Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International produced the above May 17,…
Antiquities Looting and the War in Syria
The U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield met earlier this month in Washington, D.C. to discuss the impact on cultural heritage caused by Syria’s armed conflict. The Blue Shield is…