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ADA member wins Best Stand at LAPADA Fair… for the second year running
Congratulations to Costas Paraskevaides of Art Ancient, who has won Best Stand at the LAPADA Fair, Berkeley Square, in London for the second year running. Competition was stiff among the 113 exhibitors, and the highly decorative and imaginative designs of many LAPADA...
The British Museum and Christie’s do their bit for Afghanistan’s national museum… and debunk sensationalist media coverage of the Syrian crisis
The Global Islamic Economy Gateway (Salaam Gateway) has published an article, titled Ownership, restitution and provenance: The looted Afghan bowl that went around the world and back again, about the restitution of an important Safavid bowl looted from the National...
Antiquities Dealers’ Association says new Culture Bill needs vital changes to safeguard refugees and legitimate art market interests
The new Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill must include vital changes if it is to be workable, says the Antiquities Dealers’ Association (ADA). Most important is a clear and acceptable definition of what constitutes cultural property under the law, firstly so...
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The Antiquities Trade: Time for clear thinking, plain speaking and a constructive approach
Ivan Macquisten, policy and media adviser to the Antiquities Dealers Association (ADA), speaks on behalf of the ADA at Destruction of Monuments and Memory in the Middle East, a seminar organised by the Iran Heritage Foundation, at Asia House in London on December 16,...
Protecting our Past for the Future – view from the Trade
We have talked today a lot about looting and have seen many illustrations, but it is clear that the greatest crisis currently facing world heritage is the destruction taking place in Syria and Iraq. The major causes of the destruction are two-fold: war with...
Collecting Antiquities
There are many antique shops and dealers in antiques throughout the country. Often they belong to the British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) or to the London and Provincial Antiques Dealers' Association (LAPADA); there are also more focused local groups, such as...