Wednesday, March 4, 2026

State Department Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting on Cultural Property Agreement Renewals with Bolivia, Egypt and Greece

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On March 3, 2026, the US Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met in a virtual public session to accept comments regarding a proposed...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Renewals for Bolivia, Egypt and Greece Point to the Need for Major Reform

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This is what I said more or less at today's CPAC hearing.  I hope to have a summary done when I can, but it will probably be delayed due...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Time Again to Tell the Cultural Property Advisory Committee What You Think About Import Restrictions on Coins for Authoritarian Egypt, Greece and Bolivia.

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 The State Department has announced a Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) Meeting to consider renewals of current cultural property ...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

CPO’s 2025 Year in Review- Repatriation on Demand Continues as Law of the Land

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 The past year was another challenging one for collectors, the trade and museums.  Despite the Trump Administration’s “America First” rhetor...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Repatriation of Late Roman Imperial Coins Raises Serious Questions about the Cultural Property Agreement with Turkey and the Private Property Rights of American Citizens

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 Nazlan Ertan, writing for Al-Monitor, reports on the repatriation of 83 Late Roman Imperial coins struck at Anatolian Mints, under a 2021 C...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Summary of CPAC Meeting to Discuss Proposed Cultural Property Agreement with Cameroon, Renewals of Cultural Property Agreements with Colombia and Türkiye, and a Renewal of Emergency Import Restrictions for Afghanistan

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 On September 15, 2025, the US Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met in a virtual public session to accept comments regarding a pr...