Blogs about: Cultural Property Law
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Navajo Items for sale at Urban Outfitters?
There is a new trend in the fashion industry. Why do archaeologists care? Because this “trend” is infringing upon the cultural property of Native Americans, the Navajo Nation specifically.… more →
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Russia Lists Historic Mansions for Public Auction
wrote 3 months ago: There are currently 150,000 architectural monuments in Russia. According to Russian culture minister … more →
Turkey Approaches Louvre for Art Restitution, Raising Larger Cultural Property Issues
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wrote 5 months ago: On September 22, the Louvre opened a new Islamic Arts wing, displaying over 3,000 works, among them … more →
DePaul Sponsors Symposium on the Return of Looted Antiquities
wrote 8 months ago: DePaul University College of Law Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law will sponsor a s … more →
Ancient Buddhist Site in Afghanistan Slated for Destruction
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wrote 8 months ago: A dozen archaeologists and 100 Afghan laborers are racing against time to salvage as much archaeolog … more →
Turkey Ups Ante in Repatriation Efforts
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wrote 8 months ago: Turkey’s Ministry of Culture has started applying pressure to major museums to return what the … more →
1970 UNESCO Convention Combats Black Market in Antiquities
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wrote 8 months ago: Experts say that the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit I … more →
Parsi Community Recognized by UNESCO, but not Mumbai, for Preservation Efforts
wrote 8 months ago: UNESCO has formally recognized a Parsi community for their choice to restore and preserve historic e … more →
Reports from Down Under on More of Kapoor's Looted Indian Antiquities
wrote 8 months ago: Subhash Kapoor, an Indian-born, New York-based art dealer has been making headlines since his detent … more →
Ancient Roman and Byzantine Coin Hoard Seized in Lesovo
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wrote 8 months ago: The National Customs Agency in Bulgaria seized 488 artifacts which were being trafficked across the … more →
Algarve Monuments Need €14 Million Worth of Repairs
wrote 8 months ago: The Algarve regional culture authority has identified 59 monuments in need of repair. The price tag … more →
More (Allegedly) Stolen Art at Sotheby’s
wrote 9 months ago: There is yet another piece of allegedly stolen art gracing the pages of Sotheby’s 2011 catalog. Pros … more →
The Lost Armenian Canon Tables
wrote 9 months ago: The ABA Cultural Heritage and the Arts Interest Group has released it’s Summer 2012 Newsletter … more →
Will the Real Incredible Hulk Please Stand Up? Fanart, fanfiction, and the law.
wrote 9 months ago: If you don’t know what fan fiction is, you’ve been getting out too much. Urban Dictionar … more →
Guest Post: Beware of the Darker Side of Art Financing
wrote 9 months ago: This guest post was submitted by Karl Stockton, writer for Sterns & Walker, an aviation law firm … more →
A Clash of the Experts in Pollock and Rothko Legal Dispute
wrote 9 months ago: The authenticity of three paintings attributed to Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko … more →
UNESCO Pleads With Syrian Secretary-General to Preserve Citadel of Aleppo
wrote 9 months ago: More than 10,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since the Syrian conflict began some 16 … more →
European Union Cracks Down on Syrian Art Buyers
wrote 10 months ago: Amidst continuing violence against anti-government protestors, Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad and … more →
Church of the Nativity, Congo, and Xanadu Added to World Heritage List
wrote 10 months ago: Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem UNESCO has recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage Lis … more →
Assault on Cultural Heritage in Mali Continues
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wrote 10 months ago: Armed with Kalashnikovs and axes, Islamists occupying northern Mali destroyed ancient Muslim tombs i … more →
