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

Monday, August 31, 2020

Calling all Collectors Again- Please Comment on Proposed Renewal of MOU with Greece

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The State Department has announced a proposed renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on C...

Friday, July 24, 2020

CPAC Meets to Discuss Renewals of Colombian and Italian MOU’s

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On July 22, 2020, the US Cultural Property Advisory Committee (“CPAC”) met to consider proposed renewals of MOU’s with Colombia and Italy....

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Time to Consider a New Paradigm Which Facilitates Lawful Trade

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This is what I said more or less at yesterday's CPAC session to consider a renewal of a MOU with Italy. I hope to have a summary of th...

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Please Help Save Roman Imperial Coin Collecting

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The State Department has announced that Italy has requested a renewal of its current Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the United S...

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Coin Auctioneer with Archaeological Background Seeks to Rediscover Old Provenances with the Help of Facial Recognition Technology

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On May 30, 2020, Dr. Jonas Flueck of Ex-Numis ( https://www.ex-numis.com/page/about.html ) and Lugdunam International Auc...

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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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