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EventsPast events STOP! History is Not For Sale! The Illegal Trade in Antiquities From May 15 to July 15, 2008, to celebrate International Museums Day, the Sharjah Archaeology Museum calls attention to the leading stance of the government of Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates) in detecting and stopping the illegal trade in antiquities with a temporary exhibition in the foyer of the Museum. The new exhibit showcases antiquities that have been seized at Sharjah's borders and tells the story of loss as a result of these looted objects. The exhibition opens on the evening of Thursday 15 May at 5pm at the Museum and will be accompanied by an interesting and informative presentation from specialists in the field of archaeology, antiquities and customs security. This panel of specialists will address the audience to explain why we should stop the illegal trade in antiquities, what laws and powers Sharjah government has in place to stop the illegal antiquities trade and by outlining a recent seizure of smuggled goods, a customs official will explain the process of detecting this trade in our ports and airports. These specialists will also be available for questions from the audience. The lecture will be presented in both English and Arabic and refreshments will be served. The event is open to all. Contact the Museum for more information: Tel: + 971 (0)6 566 5466, Fax: +971 (0)6 566 2692 archaeology@sharjahmuseums.ae For more information: Sharjah Archaeology Museum
Institute of Art and Law seminars The first seminar on July 3rd is entitled, "Good faith, Due Diligence and Ethical Imperatives in Art and Antiquities Dealing", and is an afternoon study forum featuring discussion of International Law and cross-border claims to cultural objects. Drawing on a wealth of modern case law, from both within and beyond the art world, and using a wealth of practical examples, the seminar will provide valuable practical guidance on proper standards of behaviour for museums, private collectors and trading bodies in modern art and antiquities transactions, and suggest solutions to the challenge of illicit markets in today’s atmosphere of cross-border art mobility. The second two-day seminar on July 17th and 18th, entitled "State Immunity, Anti-Seizure and Customary International Law", will focus on Anti-seizure statutes and safe conduct for itinerant art. The conference will look in detail at the policies demanding cross-border mobility, the legal vehicles for achieving such mobility, the risks that threaten the itinerant work of art and the devices that exist to afford legal immunity or other protection. On the latter point particular focus will be placed on the practical application and value of modern anti-seizure statutes, looking critically at their pragmatic workability and functional differences, as well as the searching questions of principle that they provoke.
For more information: Institute of Art and Law: Forthcoming Seminars
Sixth World Archaeological Congress (WAC-6) WAC holds an international Congress every four years to promote the exchange of results from archaeological research; professional training and public education for disadvantaged nations, groups and communities; the empowerment and betterment of Indigenous groups and First Nations peoples; and the conservation of archaeological sites. For more information: WAC-6
Achieving the Freer Circulation of Cultural Artifacts: Session 453 This session is aimed at building consensus among cultural authorities and museum representatives from around the world on ways to overcome legal, political, and practical obstacles to the circulation of cultural objects—including, but not limited to—those which have been transferred from one country to another in known or unknown circumstances in the distant or more recent past. Participants will work together to identify and assess new and better ways to promote the sharing of art and artifacts – from virtual access via “Second Life” to practical strategies for significantly expanding loan programs worldwide. Whereas there are many museum conferences worldwide, few strive to bring together a multi-disciplinary, international group of participants for an open, informal exchange of thoughts and ideas in a neutral setting. Hence, there is a need for an evaluative international forum of this type, which will bring diverse experts from a range of national and professional contexts into dialogue and give them the opportunity to reflect deeply on ways to expand and simplify the international exchange of cultural artifacts. Together, the participants will seek to develop a set of recommendations to overcome institutional, logistical, political, and legal barriers to cultural collaboration and exchange. The fee for this session is €3300, covering tuition, accommodation and For more information: Salzburg Global Seminar
Contested cultural heritage in a global world The conference brings together an international group of scholars to discuss how forces of eligion and nationalism may act to heighten inter-group tension around heritage claims, even to he point of causing the destruction of ancient and historic sites. Dr. Donny George Youkhanna, former Director of the Iraq National Museum and now Visiting Professor at the State University of New York-Stony Brook, will deliver the keynote address of the conference ("Mayhem in Mesopotamia" on April 24). Organized by Spurlock Museum and the Collaborative for Cultural Heritage and Museum Practices (CHAMP). For more information: CHAMP
Protecting the Past: the Fate of Cultural Property in Times of Armed Conflict Panel I - Looking Back: Lessons Learned from Past Conflicts For more information: Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation
AIC 36th Annual Meeting The theme for AIC’s 2008 Annual Meeting is Creative Collaborations. The theme is intentionally broad, meant to highlight successful projects completed by conservators partnering with professionals in other fields, such as scientists, engineers, artists, owners/shareholders, or industrial representatives. The general session and specialty groups will explore this theme, with possible topics including post-Katrina and other disaster recovery activities; protection, recovery, or treatment of cultural property in conflict zones; collaborations between the fields of art and environmental conservation; and many more. For more information: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
The Who, What, Why, and How of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) CPAC is responsible for reviewing requests by foreign governments to restrict the import into the U.S. of certain categories of their cultural property “in jeopardy from pillage” and then recommending a course of action. The activities of the Committee are often not understood and are occasionally controversial. This is a rare opportunity to learn about this important committee from current and former members. For more information: International Foundation for Art Research
Antiquities under Siege: Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War Book release and policy briefing with panelists: For more information: Cultural Policy Center, University of Chicago
Encounters with World Heritage: A past rich with prospects for the future In the context of their affiliation with the "Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage" network, students of the Professional Masters program in the Faculty of Sciences, Arts, Culture, News and Multimedia at the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University are organizing a symposium on different aspects of world heritage that will center on the following themes: For more information: UNESCO World Heritage
Illicit Traffic of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Region Call for Papers
Florence and Montecatini Terme, Italy 12-15 March 2008 Ana Filipa Vrdoljak Law Department European University Institute Via Boccaccio 121 I-50133 Firenze, ITALY Direct dial: +39.055.4685.262 Fax: +39.055.4685.200 Email. Ana.Vrdoljak@eui.eu For more information: Full details of the Workshop
The Destruction of the Past: Time to Say No Professor Colin Renfrew, Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, Cambridge University, will deliver the Inaugural Lecture in The Ritchie and Charles Scribner Distinguished Lectures in the History of Art. Lord Renfrew is Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Disney Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, and former Master of Jesus College, University of Cambridge. The Inaugural Lecture is co-sponsored by New York University's Department of Art History, Fine Arts Society, Center for Ancient Studies, Department of Classics, and Department of Anthropology. For more information: NYU Center for Ancient Studies
Loot: The Global Trade in Plundered Artifacts A fascinating evening with the intrepid journalist and author,Roger Atwood. Atwood's journeys through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America reveal how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of the ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them, thus distorting the historical record and causing the loss of critical information about the past. Despite efforts by archaeologists,law enforcement officials, and national governments, the illegal trade is erasing the physical remains of ancient civilizations around the world. Discover how the largest known piece of Precolombian gold, weighing in at three pounds, wound up in a smuggler's trunk in New Jersey! For more information: Denver Museum of Nature and Science
War and Peace: Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the 21st Century Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal and The Lawyer’s Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation are presenting an all-day symposium, on how to prevent looting during times of both war and peace, how to deal with looted cultural material that enters into the international art market, and legal issues related to restitution of art works. Donny George, former director of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad is a presenter. For more information: Cardozo Public Law, Policy, and Ethics Journal
The Looting of the Baghdad Museum. A Loss of a Nation's Memory Tickets: General Admission - $20; AIA Members - $10; Students - Free with ID On April 10, 2003, a tragedy occurred that shook the world. As Baghdad fell, we watched in shock as the storied Baghdad Museum was looted of some of the most ancient artifacts in human history. Come hear a story ripped right from the headlines as the former director of the Museum tells of the fate of the museum and its collection of priceless artifacts that are not only a loss to the people of Iraq but to all mankind. For more information: AIA Houston
The Veracity of "Scientific" Testing on Antiquities by Conservators Columbia University, 612 Schermerhorn Oscar Muscarella of the Metropolitan Museum of Art will examine and confront the issue of an alleged natural distinction, a dichotomy in archaeological investigations, that of the respective inherent value of alleged objective scientific vs. subjective archaeological/art historical analyses regarding genuine/forgery attributions. He will argue that both investigations are equally subjective, suffering from the very same problems, such as errors, mistakes, misinterpretation, and lies and dissimulations. Muscarella will discuss some of the reasons for this claim and present examples. For more information: Columbia University Center for Archaeology
Protecting cultural heritage in times of armed conflict. Second Protocol To The Hague Convention – How To Make It Work? The aim of this conference is to disseminate the principles of the 1954 Hague Convention and its Protocols to the armed forces and to the personnel engaged in the protection of cultural property, and to exchange the practical experiences of implementing the Second Protocol to The Hague Convention. For more information: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia
Location, Location, Location: the Role of Lex Situs in Modern Claims for the Return of Cultural Objects The world of art and antiquities continues to give rise to seminal legal decisions based on the private law of title. Despite the entry by many countries into international instruments governing claims for the return of cultural objects, claims continue to be brought and determined according to normal principles of private law applicable to commercial and cultural commodities alike. Such claims conform to a long tradition running in recent years from the Winkworth case in 1980 to two decisions involving the Islamic Republic of Iran earlier this year. This seminar qualifies for 3.5 hours Law Society and Bar Council CPD For more information: The Institute of Art and Law
Layers of Meaning: Fakes, Forgeries and the Authenticity of Art A select committee of experts comprising lawyers, public officials, academics and art trade specialists will exchange views and information on legal and other concerns relating to issues of authenticity of antiquities and works of art. Subjects to be addressed include: The proceedings will be chaired by Philip Barden (Devonshires) and speakers will include Professor Norman Palmer (Barrister), Professor Brian Harvey, Rebecca Hossack (Rebecca Hossack Gallery), Tamara Oppenheimer (Barrister), Nicholas Queree, Sgt Vernon Rapley (Scotland Yard), Ian Snaith (University of Leicester), Dr Sophie Vigneron (University of Kent), Olga Yudina Mazure (formerly Hermitage Museum) This seminar qualifies for 5 hours Law Society and Bar Council CPD. For more information: The Institute of Art and Law
Objects and Sites as Cultural Property: The Power of Cultural Heritage in a Globalized World In 2006-2007, the Ethnohistory Workshop Series was entitled, “Powerful Objects: How do things come to hold sway over people?” and focused upon objects as a source of power within culture. For the 2007-2008 series, we are extending this concept to that of cultural heritage and the role that objects and sites have in the creation of heritage and of cultural identity. For more information: 2007-2008 Ethnohistory Workshop Series
The Future of the Past: Ethical Implications of Collecting Antiquities in the 21st Century A conference that explores the controversial world of antiquities collecting with a focus on the ethical dilemmas that abound in this complex realm. This exciting two day conference will bring together the many differing voices and opinions that surround this timely debate. Speakers will include art dealers, collectors, museum directors, and curators, representatives of source cultures, archaeologists, art historians, legal scholars and ethicists. For more information: The future of the past
International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection’s Ninth Annual Conference The theme: "Keeping Up with the Times - A Higher Level of Learning." The 2007 conference will run 3 full days, plus a special post-conference security excursion to the Biltmore Estates. In addition to several timely new general sessions, we will be adding a whole new dimension to management training with the CIPM II certification program. This advanced study course for administrators, managers, directors, and other professionals, will feature a wide range of expanded special subjects. For more information: IFCPP
International Legal Issues: The Current Debate over the Immunity of Foreign Cultural Property from Suit in the United States This program will present current issues concerning the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which codified the restrictive theory of sovereign immunity providing that a foreign state and its agencies and instrumentalities have only limited immunity from suit in the United States. Particularly within the context of cases involving stolen or looted art, the FSIA has recently been subject to new and important interpretations of the statute that have had the apparent effect of broadening the circumstances in which a foreign sovereign may be held to account in a U.S. court. The panelists will discuss the text and legislative history of the FSIA, and survey recent cases affecting its application. The program will concentrate specifically on the FSIA's impact in stolen art cases, where U.S. plaintiffs endeavor to recover stolen or looted art from foreign countries by filing suit in the U.S. The complex historical facts often involved in such cases offer a particularly interesting and unique context for the application of the FSIA. For more information: Special Events & Continuing Legal Education
The International Movement of Art & Cultural Property A panel discussion sponsored by the International Cultural Property Museums around the globe confront numerous obstacles in dealing with claims made on the art works and cultural objects in their collections. In some cases, works may have been placed on loan years ago and a museum may not know the current owner or may be presented with a claim to restore the works to the lender. Museums must also safeguard the ownership rights of victims of theft, including nations whose antiquities have been illegally excavated and removed and Holocaust victims and their heirs whose art properties were stolen during World War II. Finally, works on loan may be claimed to satisfy judgments received against the owner. In the United States, the ability of museums to remove art works from their collections through deaccessioning depends on laws that vary from state to state. The problem is more complicated in countries where museums are prohibited by law to remove any works from their collections. This panel will address issues of deaccessioning, long-term loans, and return guarantees for works on international loan and consider policies that may lead to greater cooperation in this complicated area of international law. Speakers: Norman Palmer, Rowe & Maw Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Laws, Program Chair: Moderator: For information: Bonnie Czegledi 416-929-8209; czegledi@artlaw.com For more information: American Bar Association
Portable Antiquities in Europe and the Wider World Looting, Sharing and Collecting This is a two-day international meeting dedicated to exploring the law of portable antiquities. A committee of experts comprising lawyers, public officials, archaeologists, museum experts and others will exchange views and information about legal and other developments. Experts on law, policy, ethics and practice are invited from all major jurisdictions. For more information: University of Pecs
Fifth International Conference on Science and Technology in Archaeology and Conservation For more information: WATCH
American Bar Association International Cultural Property Committee Examines Collecting Chinese Art and Antiquities: Hot Trade Heats Up Fairmont Hotel For more information: Panel Discussion: American Bar Association International Cultural Property Committee Examines Collecting Chinese Art and Antiquities: Hot Trade Heats Up
10th US/ICOMOS International Symposium Balancing Culture, Conservation, and Economic Development: Heritage Tourism in and around the Pacific Rim For more information: ICOMOS
The Future of the Global Past International symposium will focus on cultural property, antiquities issues and archaeological ethics. Speakers and their topics will include: Karen Polinger Foster, "Matters Past, Present and Future"; Roger Atwood, Georgetown Univ., "A Critical Look at U.S. Media Coverage of Antiquities Issues"; and Prof. Roderick McIntosh, "Riot at Jenne! Local Shield Rattled, but Unbroken." Open to the general public. Admission: Free For more information: Yale Conferences/Symposia
3rd Annual Ename International Colloquium: The Future of Heritage A unique global forum for sharing predictions, projections, and innovative ideas about how the field of heritage will look in the coming decades. For more information: Ename Center
Dr. Donny George Youkhanna, "Museums and Archaeological Sites in Iraq since 2003" Dr.Donny George Youkhanna, now Visiting Professor of Anthropology at SUNY Stony Brook, is the former Director of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad and former President of the Iraq Antiquities Board. He will give an eyewitness acount of the current crisis in Iraq with special focus on its impact upon the cultural treasures and institutions of Iraq. For more information: Ruth A. Bevan
Legal Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage Themed "Re-aligning the Legal Vision", this session will bring together some of the world's most respected scholars and legal professionals to discuss illegal trafficking of cultural heritage, repatriation, cultural heritage law (at the state and international level) international conventions, and conservation. SAFE will be represented at this meeting by SAFE Vice President, Ricardo A. St. Hilaire.
For more information: National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES)
Conference on Repatriation of Cultural Heritage: Call for Papers To mark the International Polar Year of 2007 – 2008, The Greenland National Museum & Archive is hosting an international conference on repatriation of cultural heritage. For the last couples of decades the world has witnessed an increasing number of disputes about cultural heritage ownership, and often these disputes result in claims for repatriation. What causes the disputes is the fact that ethnographic, archaeological or physical anthropological collections are often of importance to several parties simultaneously? both to the source community, who claims it by virtue of being the ?culture of origin?, and the state, museum or private institution that currently holds the material. Since most of the disputes relate to material appropriated within a colonial or otherwise occupational context, repatriation isn?t restricted to having museological implications, but touches upon a wide variety of political, legal, ethical and cultural issues. Deadline for submitting papers or posters is November 1st, 2006. A number of the contributions will be published subsequently. Deadline for registration is November 15th, 2006. For more information: Conference on Repatriation of Cultural Heritage
The New Cultural Property From Baghdad to Bamiyan, from the Euphronios krater to the melodies of Enigma, cultural laims to property are at the heart of many modern debates. The Fordham International Law ournal invites you to attend a symposium exploring the legal implications of issues including he repatriation of cultural artifacts, the protection of cultural property during wartime, the rights of indigenous groups, cultural products and intellectual property, and cultural geographies. For more information: Register online
From Poseidon's Realm: Great Art Discoveries Underwater FREE Thanks to the pioneering efforts of Jacques Cousteau in developing scuba equipment, the past 50 years have witnessed an explosion of interest in exploration of ancient sites in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Shipwreck sites have been found from periods of ancient Greek history ranging from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine era. For more information: The Art Institute of Chicago
Iraqi Museum: Past, Present and Future His Excellency Samir Sumaida'ie, Ambassador of Iraq to the United States and Dr. A Hadi Al Khalili. Cultural Attaché cordially request the pleasure of your company for a presentation by Dr. Donny George, formerly Chairman Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage currently Visiting Professor, Stony Brook University, New York All are welcome For more information: Iraqi Cultural Office
The Looting of Antiquities in Iraq Today: What is to be done? Responding to the disastrous looting of the Iraq National Museum and subsequent massive and ongoing pillaging of Mesopotamian archaeological sites, the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago is undertaking an initiative try to improve policies and legal regimes to better protect cultural heritage from looting in the ftermath of armed conflict. As part of that effort, the Chicago Paris Center is hosting a roundtable discussion with experts focusing on what is happening now in Iraq to that country's museums and archaeological sites, what the prospects ahead are, and what efforts are -- and are not -- being made to deal with the crisis. Participants include: For more information: email
Acquiring Art and Antiquities: What Every Seller and Acquirer Must Know Conflicts over who owns art and antiquities are very much in the news these days. This program will provide an overview of the issues attorneys, dealers, collectors, museum officials, and curators, and others need to be aware of when they are involved in international transactions in art and antiquities. The program will provide an overview of U.S. laws governing the purchase/sale/import/export of art and antiquities, the impact of foreign source countries patrimony laws, issues related to establishing the provenance of art and antiquities, and discussion of real life examples of how these laws and provenance issues have impacted transactions involving the importation of art and antiquities into the U.S. For more information: New York City Bar
Panel Discussion at the 32nd Annual Byzantine Studies Conference: "Trade in Illicit Antiquities: Responsibilities of Scholars, Museum Curators, and Professional Organizations" The publication and exhibition of pirated antiquities raise some critical and highly controversial ethical questions which cannot be overlooked, because such scholarly work has repercussions beyond the academic community. Although the outcries against the destruction of sites and structures as a result of war and vandalism find an audience in the community of Byzantine scholars, the trade in antiquities, which is constantly fed by illegal excavations, has not yet been addressed. Therefore, this panel aims to raise consciousness about the ethical dimensions of our scholarship, the responsibilities of the academic community, and the wider implications of our professional practices. Panel members include Robert Ousterhout (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Gary Vikan (Walters Art Gallery) Malcom Bell III (University of Virginia), and Gunder Varinlioglu (University of Pennsylvania). For more information: 2006 Byzantine Studies Conference
Thieves of Baghdad, Matthew Bogdanos The presentation will explore the theft and looting of the Iraq Museum in April 2003 and will show more than one hundred photographs from Afghanistan and Iraq. Colonel Bogdanos will describe his team's recovery of thousands of antiquities and discuss the black market in stolen antiquities that is funding the insurgency in Iraq. A book signing will immediately follow the lecture. For more information: Thieves of Baghdad
Cultural Heritage and New Technologies Workshop 11 Read pressentation from: Sam Paley: SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone: An American non-profit organization For more information: Stadtarchäologie
Cultural Heritage Issues: The Legacy of Conquest, Colonization and Commerce More than two dozen internationally recognized experts from Australia, Canada, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Nigeria and the United States will engage the audience in a critical dialogue about the legal and ethical dimensions of cultural heritage issues. For more information: International Conference at Willamette University
Prosecuting crimes against cultural heritage: A first-hand account by a federal prosecutor and a FBI agent The Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation announces a program featuring former federal prosecutor Robert Goldman and FBI agent Robert Wittman at American University?s Washington College of Law In Washington, D.C. to be held on October 9, 2007, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Together Mr. Goldman and Mr. Wittman are responsible for the recovery of over $150 million worth of stolen art and cultural property and have been instrumental in the prosecution and conviction of numerous individuals involved in these crimes. Mr. Goldman and Mr. Wittman will discuss their work together in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and on the FBI?s rapid deployment national Art Crime Team. This is a free event and open to the public. For more information: LCCHP
Saving Iraqi Culture with Dr. Nada Shabout Dr. Nada Shabout, Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of North Texas, will discuss the damage inflicted on Iraq’s cultural artifacts by the current war and the need for their restoration. Considered one of the world's leading authorities on contemporary Iraqi art, Dr. Shabout traveled to Iraq in 2003 to construct a list of artworks missing and stolen from the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art which was damaged after the US invasion. There are up to 8,000 pieces of art missing from this Baghdad museum. However, only about 1,300 are accounted for, many of which are badly damaged. She recently received a $10,000 grant from the American Academic Research Institute to continue her research and, as she says, “reconstruct an archive out of nothing.” For more information: The Rothko Chapel
Security of Archaeological Heritage The main thematic directions for the proposals are: For more information: www.archcons.spb.ru
Museums and the Collecting of Antiquities -- Past, Present and Future A Public Symposium Organized by the Association of Art Museum Directors For more information: www.aamd.org/symposium/
The 2006 National Conference on Cultural Property Protection For more information: www.ofeo.si.edu/natconf/
Protecting Cultural Heritage: International Law after the War in Iraq For more information: http://culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/protectingculturalheritage/
Canadian Cultural Property Protection Conference Canadian Museums Association's Cultural Property Protection Conference
Antiquities Law and the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Dr. Marina Papa Sokal Every day, at archaeological sites all over the world, historically important materials are destroyed and looted to feed the illicit antiquities market, the third largest underground trade after drugs and weapons. In response to this, many countries as well as international organizations have drafted laws to discourage these activities and to prosecute those who labor in this market. Dr. Papa Sokal will discuss these laws with special attention to the UNESCO convention and The Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act.
The International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP) Seventh Annual Conference, Certification Programs, Seminar, and Exhibits. Co-Hosted by the Institute for Terrorism Research and Response (ITRR), and the International Association for Tourism Security For more information: http://www.ifcpp.org/
World Cultural Heritage and new technologies City Hall of Vienna First Call for Papers Main Topics
Strategies for the future of culture: Dresden in global context This conference will examine how cultural creation, display and preservation will evolve in the 21st century. Speakers will address
The Threat to Iraq's Cultural Heritage--Current Status and Future Prospects Workshop organized by the Oriental Institute's Iraq Working Group in conjunction with the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale) ..
The Looting of the Iraq Museum: The Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia ed. by Milbry Polk & Angela M. H. Schuster and forward by Donny George (published by Abrams)
8th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium HERITAGE INTERPRETATION
Film and discussion : Robbing the Cradle of Civilization: The Looting of Iraq's Ancient Treasures, FREE Join McGuire Gibson, Professor of Mesopotamian Archaeology, for a special showing and discussion of an important new documentary film produced by Robert Benger for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Robbing the Cradle of Civilization takes us into the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad to see the tragic losses from seven days of pillage. Part detective story, part historical thriller, part archaeological tragedy, this film is a dramatic depiction of Bender's premise that if the first casualty of war is truth, the second casualty is history. Professor Gibson will introduce the film and answer questions following the screening.
Professor Irene Winter Professor Irene Winter will be presenting the 54th A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, a series of six lectures entitled "Great Work: Terms of Aesthetic Experience in Ancient Mesopotamia" For more information: The details of the lecture series can be viewed here
The National Conference on Cultural Property Protection The theme for this years conference is: For more information: http://natconf.si.edu
Cultural Property Advisory Committee to Meet on China The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will meet to consider the request from the People's Republic of China on February 17, 2005, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Friday, February 18, 2005, from approximately 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Department of State, Annex 44, Room 840, 301 4th St., SW., Washington, DC. For more information: http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/whatsnew.html
Mesopotamia Endangered - Witnessing the Loss of History, sponsored by (TAARII) LECTURER: Joanne Farchakh
The fifth meeting of the Ancient Near Eastern Seminar for the 2004-05 academic year Prof. Andrzej Rozwadowski
Iraq's Cultural Heritage Challenges and Opportunities The annual ICOMOS-UK Christmas Lecture and Gathering will be held in association with the British School of Archaeology in Iraq For more information: Click here for the final notice
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