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.
Thank you to the readers of Cultural Heritage Lawyer making it become one of the Top 25 international and foreign law blogs. The award correspondence received today says: “I am pleased to…
The case of Rubin et al. v. the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Museum of Fine Arts and Harvard University et al. is in full swing at the U.S. First…
Bronze, a mixture of copper and tin,is found in many statues and plaques,which are vulnerable to copper thieves.Frederic Remington, ”The Bronco Buster,”given to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library.Public domain image….
Portrait of Girolamo Romano,painter of the disputed artwork known asCristo Portacroce Trascinato Da Un Mangoldo. In support of the warrant seizing Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged by a Rogue…
“The Brera,”which once possessed the Romano paintingseized by ICE in Florida on November 4, 2011.Author: Masi27185. Creative Commons License Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized the…
Museums are at risk. That is the conclusion of the 2011 ICCROM-UNESCO International Storage Survey conducted between June and September by the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation…