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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New Allegations Raised in Sotheby’s Forfeiture Case: Cambodian Statue Stolen in 1972 – Trafficked through Thailand with Head Removed – Scientist Fired [UPDATED]

ByRick St. Hilaire November 13, 2012April 27, 2023

Federal prosecutors on Friday filed a motion to amend their forfeiture complaint in the case of United States of America v. A 10th Century Cambodian Sandstone Sculpture, Currently Located at…

Egypt | events | Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (LCCHP)

LCCHP to Host Egypt: Night at the Museum on May 7

ByRick St. Hilaire April 22, 2014April 26, 2023

On May 7, the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation (LCCHP) will be hosting Egypt: A Night at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Egypt has recently…

donations | due diligence | museums | taxes

Rigorous Due Diligence: Tax and Appraisal Forms May Supply Important Information to Museums Regarding Antiquities

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

Object donated to the Walters Art Museum.Source: AAMD Object Directory Donated cultural artifacts listed in the annual reports of museums or on the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) Object…

Egypt | forfeiture actions | U.S. v. Ka Nefer Nefer

Oral Arguments Scheduled in Ka Nefer Nefer Mummy Mask Appeal

ByRick St. Hilaire December 16, 2013April 27, 2023

The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for January 13, 2013 in the case of U.S. v. Mask of Ka Nefer Nefer. The case involves federal prosecutors’ efforts to…

cultural institutions risk management | internal theft | museums

Stealing From Inside the Museum – Egyptian Artifacts Theft in Long Island Proves the Point

ByRick St. Hilaire October 23, 2010May 2, 2023

Loss prevention at a museum starts by examining internal practices. When pieces are missing from a museum, the first place to look for a suspect is inside. Fortunately, a museum’s…

OFAC Puts High-Value Art Market Participants on Notice

ByRick St. Hilaire October 31, 2020April 26, 2023

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued an Advisory calling for due diligence on the part of dealers, museums, and other high-end market participants to comply with U.S. sanctions…

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