Azerbaijan elected as member of Subsidiary Committee of 1970 Convention
The 7th session of the member countries of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of O...
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The 7th session of the member countries of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of O...
As G20 has members from both sides — the looted and the looters — there is a wonderful opportunity to form an official consensus regarding fast repatriation of items of invaluable cultural significance. Pooling information and devising mechanisms that can cut red-tape would be a huge achievement
As museums around the country grapple with the very essence of what they are due to our country’s ongoing racial reckoning, many have uncovered dark histories of racism, colonialism, cultural appropriation, and outright theft from marginalized groups. The impact of such ills may never be quantified or erased, but the least that can be done...
The risk of looting and illegal trade of cultural objects was found to have increased significantly during the pandemic.
Since 1997, the US has returned more than 100 antiquities to the Kingdom, thanks to the joint efforts of the two governments at all levels, particularly the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, according to US ambassador W Patrick Murphy.