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

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Etruscans at Nat Geo: Cultural Exchange for Cash

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Today, I had the opportunity to visit an exhibit about the Etruscans at the National Geographic Society. See http://events.nationalgeographi...

Smithsonian Caves on Shiprwreck Exhibit

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The New York Times reports that the Smithsonian Institution has indefinitely postponed its plans to mount an exhibition of Chinese artifacts...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

SAFE President Curates Show of "Stolen" Chinese Art?

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Saving Antiquities for Everyone has championed the return of artifacts to China that were removed from the country during periods of turmoil...

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Can an Effective Advocate Be a Good CPAC Chair?

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CPAC's new Chair, Professor Patty Gerstenblith, has been a very effective and knowledgeable advocate for the archaeological cause. I...

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Obama Appoints Prof. Patty Gerstenblith to Chair CPAC

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The Obama Administration has shown its support for the archaeological community by appointing Prof. Patty Gerstenblith Chair of the Cultura...

Hypocrisy and Cronyism on Display at US Embassy in Cyprus

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The Director the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) and the US Ambassador to Cyprus have dedicated a display of unpro...

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Robert Korver on State Department Bureaucratic Overreach

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Robert Korver has written an eye-opening article about his experiences on CPAC . See http://www.becounsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Ko...

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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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