Egypt | museums

Video Showing Egyptian Army Inside Egyptian Museum

ByRick St. Hilaire January 29, 2011May 2, 2023

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 Press video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTOf0x-eGU0].

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Egypt | looted antiquities

Archaeological Looting Crisis in Egypt

ByRick St. Hilaire January 30, 2011May 2, 2023

Sarah H. Parcak, Assistant Professor at the Department of History and Anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reports a crisis brewing at major archaeological sites in Egypt. The…

Culture Under Threat Conference in Cairo: Red Arch Raises Important Questions Posed by U.S. Imports of Art, Collectors’ Pieces, and Antiques

ByRick St. Hilaire May 22, 2015April 26, 2023

Why did the declared value of U.S. general imports of antiques over 100 years old from Syria climb 133% between 2012 and 2013, from approximately $4.7 million to $11 million?Why…

Blue Shield | Egypt | International Council of Museums (ICOM) | SAFE | UNESCO

New Images Tell the Story of Egypt’s Cultural Heritage Crisis

ByRick St. Hilaire February 14, 2014April 27, 2023

Fresh images from Egypt continue to document the destruction and looting of cultural heritage. Dr. Monica Hanna, in a video recently posted by Saving Antiquities for Everyone, shows active plundering taking place…

Egypt | import protections

Thinking Ahead: An Emergency Protection for Egyptian Cultural Antiquities Act

ByRick St. Hilaire February 1, 2011May 2, 2023

As Egyptians exercise their universally recognized rights to assembly and expression, the Egyptian people are deeply concerned about the cultural heritage that resides in their country. Those concerns are shared…

Egypt | forfeiture actions | St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) | U.S. v. Ka Nefer Nefer

Ka Nefer Nefer Settlement Terms to be Discussed

ByRick St. Hilaire February 13, 2013April 27, 2023

The United States Attorney’s Office has informed the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals that a settlement may be possible between the federal government, Egypt, and the St. Louis Art Museum…

State Department Grants Seizure Immunity to Mexican Artifacts

ByRick St. Hilaire February 4, 2012May 2, 2023

The State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs last week granted immunity from judicial seizure to artifacts on loan from Mexico. The pieces will be part of a 2012…

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