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, January 23, 2020

Report on January 21, 2020, CPAC hearing to discuss proposed MOU's with Turkey and Tunisia

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               On January 21, 2020, the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (“CPAC”) met to consider proposed MOU’s with Turkey and ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Look Hard Before You Leap Again!

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I planned to say this at today's Cultural Property Advisory Committee meeting on MOU's with Turkey and Tunisia, but had to limit my ...
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Please Comment on the Proposed MOU's with Turkey and Tunisia

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            The United States Department of State has proposed new Memorandums of Understanding (MOU’s) with Turkey and Tunisia.   Both pr...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Summary of CPAC Meeting on Requests from Yemen and Morocco

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On October 29, 2019, the US Cultural Property Committee (CPAC) held an open session on proposed MOU’s with Morocco and Yemen.   Video conf...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Look Hard Before You Leap

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Here is what I planned to say during today's CPAC meeting.  My actual comments were somewhat abbreviated:           I am here to ask ...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Slim Public Support for MOU's with Yemen and Morocco

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The  docket for the upcoming CPAC meeting on proposed MOU's with Morocco and Yemen indicates that 170 comments were received about one ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Short Comment Period for Proposed MOU's with Morocco and Yemen

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The State Department's Cultural Heritage Center is only allowing a mere two weeks for written comment on proposed MOU's with Morocco...
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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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