‘Cultural Property Under Threat’ Cairo Delegation Press Release
TEN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE CAIRO DECLARATION, TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT THE WAR CRIME OF LOOTING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF HERITAGE JOINT [...]
“Cultural Heritage: Conflict and Reconciliation” Smithsonian Webcast
Webcast HERE Cultural Heritage: Conflict and Reconciliation Friday, April 17 2:00-3:00 p.m. Leadership Panel 3:00–4:00 p.m. Discussion Panel Meyer Auditorium Freer [...]
Cultural Property: Current Problems Meet Established Law
Cultural Property: Current Problems Meet Established Law Antiquities Coalition Blog 8 April 2015
Culture in Conflict: Where Can ISIS Get $1 Million?
With the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the world rightfully asked how a militant faction too extreme for Al-Qaeda [...]
Economic Development Conference Presents Preservation Opportunities in Egypt
Economic Development Conference Presents Preservation Opportunities in Egypt Antiquities Coalition Blog 25 March 2015
The Fight Against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects The 1970 UNESCO Convention: Past and Future
The Fight Against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects The 1970 UNESCO Convention: Past and Future 15 and 16 March 2011 Paris, UNESCO Headquarters Information [...]
Crisis and Opportunity: Where US Law Can Help Stop Looting Now
https://youtu.be/NbHuiFWDQws The United States government has a wide range of legal tools to stem the flood of looted antiquities entering the American market. Together [...]
Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities
Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities [...]
The Destruction of Cultural Heritage Should be a War Crime
March 2, 2015 The Wall Street Journal By Eric Gibson http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-destruction-of-cultural-heritage-should-be-a-war-crime-1425073230 It turns out that the news isn’t as bad as it first appeared. Last [...]
Egypt Takes the Lead to Combat Looting
The Antiquities Coalition commends the Egypt government’s leadership in the global fight against cultural racketeering – the systematic looting and trafficking of antiquities by criminal [...]
Diagnosing the Problem
Cultural racketeering is a multi-billion dollar illegal industry that funds organized crime, armed conflict, and terrorism. But when compared to similar transnational crimes — from [...]
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Global Databases
Archaeological inventories are widely recognized as a crucial first step in safeguarding ancient sites and antiquities. The International Council of Museums calls such databases “a [...]
From Plunder to Preservation: The Untold Story of Cultural Heritage, World War II, and the Pacific
From Plunder to Preservation: The Untold Story of Cultural Heritage, World War II, and the Pacific Antiquities Coalition Blog - Tess Davis 5 February 2015
Congressional Monuments Men? The Role of Congress in Fighting Terrorist Financing, While Preserving Our Cultural Heritage
Congressional Monuments Men? The Role of Congress in Fighting Terrorist Financing, While Preserving Our Cultural Heritage Mark V. Vlasic Huffington Post 6 December 2014
Testimony from Sarah Parcak at CPAC Hearing
CPAC Testimony by Sarah Parcak Cultural Property Advisory Committee June 2nd 2014
Testimony from Monica Hanna at CPAC Hearing
CPAC Testimony by Monica Hanna Cultural Property Advisory Committee June 2nd 2014
State Department hearing on Egypt Antiquities Import MoU
On Monday, June 2, 2014 members of the Antiquities Coalition joined together with fellow advocates to attend a hearing and show support for a Memorandum [...]
Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Repatriated: American Family Returns Personal Collection to Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Repatriated: American Family Returns Personal Collection to Egypt Antiquities Coalition Blog 19 June 2014
American Woman Repatriates Antiquities to Egyptian Embassy in Washington, DC
American Woman Repatriates Antiquities to Egyptian Embassy in Washington, DC Youm 7 (ARABIC) 18 June 2014
Antiquities Repatriated to Egypt
Antiquities Repatriated to Egypt Press Release Embassy of Egypt - Washington, DC 17 June 2014
Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) hearing on Egypt’s MoU request for US import restrictions to combat the looting of Egyptian antiquities
The Antiquities Coalition strongly supports the request of the Egyptian government for the United States to provide additional protections against the import of illicit Egyptian [...]
Egypt Ministry & ICPEA MoU Signing – March 11, 2014
The Antiquities Coalition was honored to host the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, Mohammed Ibrahim the week of March 9 in Washington, DC. During his visit, [...]
Egyptian Government Formally Requests Emergency Import Restrictions from U.S. State Department
The Egyptian government has formally requested that the State Department impose emergency restrictions on the import of Egyptian antiquities into the United States without the [...]
The ICPEA Mission to Egypt – May 2011
The International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities (ICPEA) to a mission trip to Egypt in May 2011 to assess the state of heritage sites after [...]
Egyptian Ministry Signs First Ever Public-Private Partnership Agreement with International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities
Egyptian Ministry Signs First Ever Public-Private Partnership Agreement with International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities Peter Herdrich American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) 17 March [...]
International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities Signs Partnership
International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities Signs Partnership Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) 17 March 2014
Partnership Established Between The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and The International Coalition to Protect Egyptian Antiquities
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities and ICPEA sign Public - Private Partnership on March 10, 2014 in Washington,DC. (Left to Right) Egyptian Ambassador to the [...]
Meeting Between U.S., Egypt to Counter Smuggling Antiquities
Meeting Between U.S., Egypt to Counter Smuggling Antiquities Ehab El- Shazly The Cairo Post 13 March 2014
Monuments Men: Protecting Art And Cultural Heritage In The Midst Of Conflict
March 12, 2014 The Kojo Show Corine Wegener http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2014-03-12/monuments-men-protecting-art-and-cultural-heritage-midst-conflict During World War II, a U.S. Army unit known as the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section [...]