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

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Please Help Save Roman Imperial Coin Collecting (and Express Concerns about Current or Possible Restrictions on Other Coins from Chile, Italy, Morocco, and Vietnam)

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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 Stat...

Monday, December 9, 2024

Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting, February 4-6, 2025; New MOU for Vietnam; Renewals for Chile, Italy and Morocco- Comments Now Being Accepted!

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In what has become a holiday “tradition,” the State Department has provided advance notice of an upcoming Cultural Property Advisory Commit...

Thursday, October 17, 2024

ACCG Secures Heavily Redacted FOIA Release of Materials Related to "Invitation Only" Roundtable to Sign Controversial MOU with Saudi-Supported Faction in Yemen

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The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild has secured heavily redacted materials in response to its FOIA request relating to a controversial ...

Monday, September 30, 2024

Summary of CPAC Meeting to Discuss Proposed Agreements or Emergency Import Restrictions for Lebanon and Mongolia and Renewal of Agreement with El Salvador

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On September 24, 2024, the US Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) met in a virtual public session to accept public comments regardin...

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

CPAC Meeting on New Agreements or Emergency Restrictions for Lebanon and Mongolia and Renewal for El Salvador

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Here is what I said more or less during today's CPAC hearing: Thank you for this opportunity to comment on behalf of IAPN and the mic...

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

US imposes grossly overbroad emergency import restrictions on behalf of Ukraine and new import restrictions for Yemen without a public hearing

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At the behest of the State Department, US Customs has imposed grossly overbroad emergency import restrictions on behalf of Ukraine. It has...

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting, September 24-26, 2024 to Discuss New MOUs with Lebanon and Mongolia and a Renewal With El Salvador

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The State Department’s website has given advanced notice of a Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting to discuss new cultural propert...

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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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