Endangered Archaeology from El Salvador Protected by Renewed MoU with the United States
Maya mask subject to renewed import restrictions with El Salvador. |
Maya mask subject to renewed import restrictions with El Salvador. |
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Treasury Department have promulgated rules, effective today, that extend import restrictions on archaeological material originating from Italy. First erected by a…
The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) announced on Facebook today that its membership voted “to strengthen and clarify its guidelines for collecting archaeological material & ancient art.” The AAMD…
The United States and Egypt signed a cultural property Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday after lengthy consideration. The agreement, authorized by the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA), restricts…
When we speak about the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) process, we should acknowledge that it takes place in the context of broader American foreign policy objectives. Indeed, the process…
The Portrait Head of Drusus Minor acquired by the Cleveland Museumof Art and the Magdalene Tiberius share many similarities. [UPDATE: In a press release by the Cleveland Museum of Art dated…
Miami, Florida. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida on July 18 filed a second complaint to forfeit Peruvian cultural property. The complaint alleges that Jean Combe Fritz,…