On April 10, 11, and 12, the SAFE Global Candlelight Vigil will be taking place all over the world. Join us.
Iraq |
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Contact |
| Apr 10 | 10:00AM | Iraq Museum
Assyrian Hall
Baghdad | Amira Edan |
| Lighting of candles |
United States |
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Contact |
| Apr 9 | 12:00PM | University of Pittsburgh, Department of the History of Art & Architecture
Frick Fine Arts Bldg, Room 203
Pittsburgh, PA | Sheri Lullo |
| Informal presentations by archaeologists and museum professionals who work in Kazakhstan, China, and Peru. Discussion to follow. |
| Apr 10 | 12:00PM | Brooks Museum -- SUNY Cortland
D-312 Cornish Hall, SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY | Joanna Alario |
| Screening of "Raiders of the Lost Ark - Iraq" (17 mins) and a clip of "No End in Sight" concerning the looting in Iraq (7 mins). Films to be followed by an informal discussion of the impact of looted antiquities on our cultural heritage. |
| Apr 10 | 4:00-5:00PM | Museum of Art and Archaeology
1 Pickard Hall, University of Missouri
Columbia, MO | Cathy Callaway |
| Apr 10 | 4:30-6:00PM | Cornell University
Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY | Nerissa Russell |
| 4:30 brief introduction 4:35 showing of "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization" 5:30 Looting and the antiquities market in Latin America: John Henderson 5:55 lighting of candles on steps |
| Apr 10 | 5:00PM | Bard College
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | Mary Burns |
5:30 p.m.: Talk by Dr. Elizabeth Simpson "The Looting of Iraq" (45 mins. plus Q&A)
7:00 p.m.: Movie "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization: The Looting of Iraq's Ancient Treasures," (43 mins.)
Following the movie: candlelight vigil |
| Apr 10 | 6:00-8:00PM | Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Mead Art Museum located in downtown Amherst on the corners of routes 9 and 116. Once on campus the museum is located just behind the tall gray church steeple. Parking is limited, so it is probably best to park in the public parking in downtown Amherst then walk onto the campus.
| Jill Bierly |
The candlelight vigil corresponds with the Mead Art Museum's current temporary exhibit "The Third Space: Cultural Identity Today" Carol Solomon Kiefer, Curator.
From 6-6:45 we will be viewing the documentary "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization: The Looting Iraq's Cultural Heritage" in the Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather Hall.
From 7-7:30 There will be a gallery talk on the Mead Museum's Assyrian wall-reliefs in the Mead's Kunian Gallery. Program |
| Apr 10-11 | 6:30-9:00PM | Anthropos/Classics Club
University of Cincinnati, 417 Tangeman University Center
Cincinnati, OH | Andras Nagy |
On April 10th, Drs. Alan Sullivan and Kenneth Tankersley will discuss damage to archaeological sites and its implication for the study of biological remains (45 minute lectures), followed by Q&A sessions. Also, anthropology sophomore Andras Nagy will discuss the Iraq Museum looting.
On April 11th, Dr. Elizabeth Riodren will discuss Troy and her experiences with its varied archaeological record as a classics undergrad. Andras Nagy will reprise his discussion about the Iraq Museum looting. "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization", a Canadian documentary about the looting of Iraq, will also be screened. |
| Apr 10 | 6:30-8:30PM | Oriental Institute
1155 E 58th Street, Museum Galleries
Chicago, IL | Sarah Sapperstein |
Join us for the opening of the special exhibit: Catastrophe! The Destruction and Looting of Iraq’s Past (April 10–Dec 31, 2008) on April 10, 2008 at the Oriental Institute.
5:30 PM: Members are welcome at a special reception with the faculty and curatorial staff of the exhibit in the Oriental Institute Research Archives.
6:30 PM: Public lecture: The Destruction of Iraq’s Cultural Heritage: The view from five years on presented by Professor McGuire Gibson. Breasted Hall
7:15 PM: Viewing of special exhibit: CATASTROPHE: The Looting and Destruction of Iraq’s Heritage. Oriental Institute Museum, Holleb Special Exhibits Gallery
8 PM: Candlelight (flashlight) vigil organized in conjunction with by SAFE / Saving Antiquities for Everyone marking the 5th anniversary of the looting of the Baghdad Museum. Oriental Institute Museum galleries.
Program |
| Apr 10 | 7:00-9:00PM | West Los Angeles College
The Art Gallery, 9000 Overland Avenue
Culver City, CA | Lucy Blake-Elahi |
Presentations by Dr. Alice Taylor, Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities, West Los Angeles College and Lucy Blake-Elahi, Artist and Art History Instructor, West Los Angeles College
Participants will receive a button and a postcard commemorating this event and the thanks of the international arts community.
Directions:
Overland Ave., between Slauson & Jefferson. rom Freshman Drive, take second right (Albert Vera Drive), up hill to parking on the right. alk up hill. First building on left is Fine Arts Complex. The Gallery is turquoise in color.
Program |
| Apr 10 | 7:00-9:00PM | University of Minnesota
135 Nicholson Hall, 216 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN | Eva von Dassow |
| We will show the film "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization" as well as images from Iraq provided by (Retired) Major Cori Wegener. |
| Apr 10 | 8:00-9:30PM | Carleton College
Language and Dining Center, Room 104
Northfield, MN | Nancy Wilkie |
| Viewing of film, "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization: The Looting of Iraq's Ancient Treasures," followed by candlelight vigil. Program |
| Apr 10 | 8:00-9:30PM | Saint Paul Catholic High School
1001 Stafford Avenue
Bristol, CT | Michael Zimmerman |
8:000 pm Lighting of the candles, introduction to event
8:10 pm Short prayer by St. Paul Chaplain, Father Jose Mercado
8:15pm Viewing of the film "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization: The Looting of Iraq's Ancient Treasures" in the St. Paul Library Program |
| Apr 11 | 9:00-5:00PM | Museology Graduate Students
University of Washington
Seattle, WA | Shana West |
| Students of the UW Museology Graduate Program will be invited to join the vigil in spirit throughout the day. Instructions on searching for stolen and looted artifacts on eBay will be emailed to the student listserv. Students will be encouraged to spend time throughout the day reporting illicit dealers to eBay staff. |
| Apr 11 | 5:00-6:00PM | Assyrian Cultural Center of Bet-Nahrain
3119 South Central Avenue
Ceres, CA | Shemiran Daniali |
| The Assyrian Cultural Center of Bet-Nahrain Candlelight Vigil for the Iraq Museum, which runs concurrent with its annual telethon broadcast by KBSV-TV Channel 23 in Ceres, California and across North and South America, Europe and the Middle East via AssyriaSat satellite television, will consist of the lighting of candles, a moment of silence, and a Christian prayer in the Assyrian language and in English. Program |
| Apr 11 | 5:00PM | SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone
Five Loaves Cafe, 43 Cannon Street
Charleston, SC | Emily Jateff |
| Apr 11 | 5:15PM | Alaska Peace Center
University of Alaska Museum Plaza, Yukon Drive
Fairbanks, AK | Claire Alix |
| Poster presentation and discussion Candlelight Vigil |
| Apr 11 | 5:30-6:00PM | University of Pennsylvania Museum
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA | Richard Hodges |
As a prelude to the University of Pennsylvania Museum's 26th annual Maya Weekend, which focuses on the preservation of ancient Maya sites, efforts to sustain modern Maya cultural traditions, and the need to conserve vanishing tropical forests and coastal environments, UPenn Museum will light candles and hold a brief remembrance ceremony for the Iraq Museum in Baghdad to mark the 5th anniversary of the events of April 10-12, 2003.
Program |
| Apr 11 | 6:00-7:45PM | The student AIA club of Montana State University
Montana Hall, SUB mailbox #15
Bozeman, MT | Elisa Cooke |
| We are a small student club here at MSU and are having a viewing of the film, The Giant Buddhas, and then afterwards having candles lit on the steps of Montana Hall. April 11 - film starts at 6 pm, and candlelight vigil to be held afterwards, at 7:30 Program |
| Apr 11 | 6:30-8:30PM | Heritage Resources Program, Northwestern State University
Room 309, Kyser Hall, Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA | Dr. Julie H. Ernstein |
| The Heritage Resources Program's Vigil Event will consist of introductory remarks, a viewing of "Thieves of Baghdad", and a follow-up discussion geared toward generating awareness of the high costs of the illicit antiquities trade. |
| Apr 11 | 7:00-9:00PM | Dept. of Historic Preservation-Art History, Rutgers University
Raritan River Lounge
Student Activities Center (SAC)
George Street (River Dorms)
College Avenue Campus
New Brunswick, NJ
| Tod Marder |
7:00 pm Welcome: Archer St. Clair Harvey and Tod Marder, Certificate Program in Historic Preservation, Department of Art History
7:15 pm "The U.S. invasion, "nation building" and the destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage" - Eric David, Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Department of Political Science
7:30 pm Film: "Robbing the cradle of Civilization"
8:30 pm "Rutgers Classicist Documents, Lost Iraqi Museums: the Photos of Emeritus Professor Christoph Clairmont" - T. Corey Brennan, Department of Classics
8:45 pm "The Iraq Museum Today" - Migdalia Tollens, Department of Art History |
| Apr 11 | 7:30-8:30PM | SAFE
Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA | Alexandra Cleworth |
| Please join us on the steps of the Lancaster Street entrance to the Worcester Art Museum to light a candle in our vigil. This vigil is part of our event with Dr. Donny George, please see the webpage for more information. Make a stance with us! Program |
| Apr 12 | 2:00-4:00PM | Archaeological Legacy Institute
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon
Eugene, OR | Richard M. Pettigrew |
| Oral presentations, films and candlelight gathering. Program |
United Kingdom |
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Contact |
| Apr 10 | 7:00PM | SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone
Central London - TBC
London | Leah Bevington |
| An informal opportunity for SAFE supporters in London to meet and discuss the state of cultural heritage. |
Sweden |
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Contact |
| Apr 10 | 6:30-9:00PM | Iraq Solidarity Association
World Culture Museum (Varldskulturmuseet), Gothenburg, Sweden, Södra vägen 54
Gothenburg, INT | Ingvar Erlandsson |
| April 10th at the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg: A Seminar will be held with the title "Culture Politics and Globalization". In connection with this seminar a light vigil in support of SAFE and in memory of the plundering of the Baghdad museum in 2003, will take place. The vigil is arranged by the International Womens League for Peace and Freedom, the Peace Coalition of Gothenburg and the Iraq Solidarity Association of Gothenburg. Program |
Netherlands |
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Contact |
| Apr 10 | 10:00-5:00PM | National Museum of Antiquities
Rapenburg 28
Leiden | Steph Scholten |
| From 10-12 April, in the Great Tempel hall of the National Museum in Leiden, The Netherlands we will coninuously run a film from our newly developped educational program "The Middle East: war and cultural heritage" with a short explantory text to commemorate the sad aniversary of the looting of the Bagdad Museum. Program |
Canada |
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Contact |
| Apr 10 | 9:30AM | Forest Hill Public School
Forest Hill Jr. & Sr. Public School
Toronto, ON | Deirdre Hanna |
| Grade 5 and 6 students will light candles and discuss the ongoing cultural and ethical implications of looting and and the desecration of cultural property and antiquities. |
| Apr 12 | 9:15-9:45PM | Lakehead University, Orillia Campus - Anthroplology Club
Heritage Place, 1 Colborne Street, West
Orillia, ON | Qennefer Browne |
| Candles, brief statement of students' concern about worldwide theft of, and trade in, ancient arts and antiquities. PR to media to raise awareness. |
