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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Thieves nabbed seven paintings from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands sometime during the night of October 15/16, 2012. Dutch police, in a press release, are asking the following:…
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…
Prosecutors and police are talking more about cultural heritage crime. Global antiquities trafficking was discussed at the International Association of Prosecutors annual meeting held in Bangkok last month. And this…
Joshua Knelman will debut his latest book titled Hot Art in New York on March 22, 2012. The investigative book documents the story of an art and antiques thief as…
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will be holding public sessions on October 12 and October 14, 2010 to consider renewing the cultural property protection agreement with Colombia and to consider…
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. …