Cultural Property Observer

A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology Over All" Perspective

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

People to People Contacts Through a Shared Interest in Numismatics

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I attended the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Convention in Baltimore, Maryland today. What makes this show different from others is ...

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Kudos for Cuno

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I finally had an opportunity to read Jim Cuno's book, "Who Owns Antiquity?" Cuno writes with the considerable experience of on...

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Friday, July 25, 2008

CPAC, AAMD and Licit Markets

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On July 24, 2008, I attended a Cultural Property Advisory Committee meeting to discuss the renewal of the MOU with Honduras. The renewal its...

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Monday, July 21, 2008

Hugh Eakin and the Devastation of Iraq's Past

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Hugh Eakin has written an article entitled "The Devastation of Iraq's Past" for the New York Review of Books. It can be found...

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Short Recap of the Cultural Property Implementation Act

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From some comments I have read, it has dawned on me that many subscribers to archaeological discussion lists may not realize that the United...

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Sad Story from Cyprus

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Anyone reading this blog can guess I'm no fan of how the State Department or the Cypriot government handled the renewal of import restri...

Friday, July 18, 2008

Made to Order News? -- "Looters Destroying Ancient Treasures"

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This story showed up on the IraqCrisis list today: http://www.iwpr.net/?p=icr&s=f&o=345785&apc_state=henpicr The "Institute...

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Cultural Property Observer: Washington, DC, United States; Peter Tompa has collected ancient coins for almost 50 years. He has written and lectured about cultural property issues for a decade. He is a contributor to a chapter on numismatics in K. Fitz Gibbon ed., "Who Owns the Past?" (Rutgers 2005). He has lobbied members of the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch in an effort to ensure that the small businesses of the numismatic trade receive fair treatment from federal regulators. He currently serves as a board member of the Cultural Policy Research Institute and the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild. He also has been a co-chair of the American Bar Association's Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee. His advocacy has received notice in the media, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Art Newspaper and the Voice of America. He hopes his views as a collector and lawyer will provide a counterpoint to the "archaeology over all" perspective found in most blogs about cultural property issues. This Web page is a public resource for general information and opinion about cultural property issues, and is not intended to be a source for legal advice. Opinions expressed here are the author's own.

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