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.
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Ukrainian and German police recovered a Caravaggio that had been stolen from a museum in Odessa in 2008. “The Taking of Christ” was found in the hands of a criminal…
The Concert Who went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum the night before the notorious theft of over a dozen artworks? Carmen Ortiz, United States Attorney for the District of…
The United States often helps other countries whose cultural heritage is in jeopardy through bilateral agreements. These agreements come about through the Cultural Property Implemenation Act (CPIA). This federal statute…
Defendant mosaic seized by the FBI that prosecutors say measures18 ft. x 8 ft. and weighs approximately one ton. In a recently filed civil forfeiture case involving cultural property, prosecutors…
Tricia Bishop of the Baltimore Sun has a worthwhile piece titled Art investigators: Saving the country’s cultural heritage, one recovered work at a time. Passion drives the overworked and underappreciated. …
U.S. Mission to the U.N. Source: Elmschrat CC The United States has supported a Greek-sponsored UN resolution (A/RES/67/80) titled “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin.” The resolution…