Protecting Culture in Times of Conflict
By Eric J. Simon Armed conflicts can potentially destroy not only human lives but also entire cultures. As Dr. Patty Gerstenblith, Distinguished Research Professor of...
The Inside Job: Who is Protecting Art Museums from Themselves?
By Lily Elkwood When most people think of art theft, they imagine something out of a spy movie, a villain trying to steal a masterpiece...
Cultural Property, Policy, and Politics: Safeguarding China’s Antiquities through Bilateral Agreements
By Roxana Wang Chinese cultural property has a history of being vulnerable to illicit trafficking. The scattering of invaluable Chinese artifacts during the “century of...
Preserving Spain’s Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Solutions
By José Luis Ballesta Pérez Introduction From the inception of human settlements to the epochs of the Celts and Iberians, the advent of the Roman...
Repatriation of the Benin Bronzes: an Ethical and Legal Discussion?
By Alec Lesseliers Introduction The British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), and the Germanisches Nationalmuseum are a few of the world’s most famous...
Safeguarding Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expression Through Intellectual Property Systems
By Murphy Yanbing Chen Introduction Traditional Knowledge ("TK") and Traditional Cultural Expression ("TCE") bear a record of the collective memories of indigenous people. They are...
Technological Advancements and the Parthenon Marbles: the Potential Role of 3D Printing in the Greek Claim Against the British Museum
By Ilaria Bortot The Parthenon was built in the 5th century on the hill of the Acropolis in Athens in honor of the goddess Athena...
The Colonization of Native American Trademarks and Designs: the past, present, and (potentially decolonized) future
By Tyler Heneghan Native American tribes, artists, designers, and spiritual healers have long been associated with the production of high-quality, unique, and effective designs, arts,...
“Transfers of Good Faith”: Two Years Post-Sarr Savoy Report and European Repatriation of Colonial Artifacts
By Kelley Tackett. On December 17, 2020, French legislators passed an unprecedented bill pertaining to the permanent return of objects violently looted from Benin during...
Smart New Solutions for Protecting Antiquities
By Kelley Tackett It may or may not come as a surprise that the months of COVID-19 lockdown have brought an increase in the number...
Social Media: A Smuggler’s Tool For Looted Antiquities
By Lucy Siegel. Social media allows us to connect in a matter of seconds with people all over the world, ranging from fan pages discussing...
An Excursion into the Antiquities’ Law of India
By Atreya Mathur India’s rich cultural legacy is embodied in artworks throughout the country. Whether it is a bronze statue of a goddess, an engraved...
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