Current protection and evacuation of cultural property and collection at Ukraine national museum.
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Lviv's 'concerned' locals help protect Ukrainian city's historic statues - CNN Style
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Looking for something to read this weekend?
Check out our extensive blog on intriguing heritage issues: culturalheritagelaw.org/blog
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NEW ARTICLE OUT! Curious about what happened to the Parthenon marbles, the legal issues, and what Greek cultural heritage law protects? Then grab your tea/coffee and check out our new article on The Parthenon Marbles and Greek Cultural Heritage Law:
culturalheritagelaw.org/The-Parthenon-
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NEWS: The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ordered that a collection of Scythian gold loaned to the Allard Pierson museum by Crimea shortly before its 2014 annexation by Russia be returned to Ukraine, not Russia
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For more information on World Heritage sites and the List's history, visit our article at: culturalheritagelaw.org/world-heritage
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The historic Moravian settlement of Bethlehem, PA has bid for World Heritage Status (it has been on the Tentative List for nomination sine 2016)! It is also an interesting German cultural site in the U.S.
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New guide on the Archaeological Resources Protection Act by
. You're welcome to check it out for a refresher on the subject, or an introduction!
culturalheritagelaw.org/The-Archaeolog
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Ancient Roman tile complete with dog paw print uncovered today at Vindolanda! 🐾
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May is Preservation Month!
We'd love to hear what some of your favorite local historical or cultural sites are! 😃
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We have a new blog up: "People versus (State-Centric International Cultural Heritage Law - Can Human Rights Mediate?" authored by Raghavi Viswanath and Jessica Wiseman -- we hope you enjoy reading it!
@EuropeanUni
culturalheritagelaw.org/page-1859650
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We would like to congratulate the 2020 Winner of our Law Student Writing Competition, Wade Speake!
If you would like to read Mr. Speake's submission or submit a paper for our upcoming writing competition, please click on the link.
culturalheritagelaw.org/competition
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We recommend attending this free webinar on Museum Deaccession coming up next week!
nyls.edu/events/museum-
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Check out our new blog, "Who Speaks for the Real Shangri-La: UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Tourism"
#UNESCO #Tourisme #WorldHeritage #blog
culturalheritagelaw.org/UNESCO-Tourism
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A reminder about our webinar on Holocaust Art Restitution TODAY at 12 pm! We also recommend checking out this article on the ongoing Supreme Court case regarding Holocaust victims seeking compensation for confiscated art.
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UPDATE!!!!- Join us on December 8 at 12 pm as we hold a discussion on Holocaust Art Restitution with three leading experts in the field! Register here: culturalheritagelaw.org/event-4072243
#artlaw #CulturalHeritage
We invite everyone to join a thought-provoking panel on Deaccessioning in American Museums Today, the inaugural "Civil Conversation Program" of the University of Miami School of Law's Hoffman Forum on Thursday, Nov 19 at 6 pm! Register here:
media.law.miami.edu/communications
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Take a look at our new blog post, The World Heritage Sites of India, we published in honor of our new Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: culturalheritagelaw.org/World-Heritage!
#CulturalHeritage #WorldHeritage
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Explore a free chapter on the significance of the UNESCO heritage conventions in international law, and their role in providing a global platform for international cooperation bit.ly/3jfkbqA
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A new article explores "the possibility of treating cultural destruction and destruction of cultural heritage as a genocidal act."
#culturalheritage #genocide #heritage #internationallaw
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In today's webinar we discussed protection of unmarked burials and other human remains. Did you miss our webinar this afternoon? Watch the recorded lecture to learn more about the protection of human remains as cultural heritage!
culturalheritagelaw.org/Lunchtime-Webi
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Join us next Wednesday for our second Lunchtime Webinar! We will be talking with archaeologist and attorney Ryan Seidemann about the protection of human burials as cultural heritage from man-made and natural threats. Register here: culturalheritagelaw.org/event-3994305
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Check out the podcast this weekend and hear discuss tomb raiding of the past and today
Looting has happened for thousands of years, and today’s trafficking of stolen antiquities is more global and accessible than ever with Facebook
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This Fri w/archaeoactivist Katie Paul: #Facebook is a key vector for #trafficking $billions in looted #artifacts, w/catastrophic economic & cultural damage across the Middle East, fuelling violence & transnational #terrorism. @AnthroPaulicy #archaeology #antiquities #blackmarket
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SAVE THE DATE: Join the Antiquities Coalition, @AMLRightSrc, & other leading experts as we unveil a comprehensive report on how to protect the $26.6B American art market from money laundering, terrorist financing, and related threats.
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Miss our webinar yesterday featuring a panel of cultural heritage experts? Check out the full recording here⬇️
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REMINDER: Click here to register for our webinar on August 27th at 12:00pm EST➡️ culturalheritagelaw.org/event-3950896
In this session, specialists from the will present case studies of Smithsonian work before, during, and after situations involving cultural heritage at risk.
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Registration now open! Click here to register for our webinar on August 27th at 12:00pm EST➡️ culturalheritagelaw.org/event-3950896
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Mark your calendars📅
Join us on Thursday, August 27th at 12:00pm EST for a webinar about U.S. cultural heritage policy support at the !
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Breaking: The US government is returning 10 looted antiquities to India today valued at more than $1 million.
They were seized in recent years from Nancy Weiner Gallery, the Maitreya Gallery and auction house after investigations by and
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Today, I had the pleasure of virtually swearing in Dr. Joan Breton Connelly as a new member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Welcome to the team! ✋
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A few weeks ago, a nerdy joke went viral: Future historians will be asked which quarter of 2020 they specialize in.
As museum curators and archivists stare down one of the most daunting challenges of their careers — telling the story of the pandemic.
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#DYK the LCCHP recently launched its own blog (culturalheritagelaw.org/blog)? So far, we've already covered:
🚢 The Titanic
⚓ La Trinité wreckage in Florida
🏳️🌈 Stonewall National Monument