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How the BBC helped Ittai Gradel crack the British Museum thefts – Chalke Valley Festival revelations
On June 25, The Chalke Valley History Festival played host to a BBC seminar on the thefts from the British Museum. BBC Culture Editor Katies Razzall and her team of investigators shared a platform with whistleblower Dr Ittai Gradel in front of a packed audience as they told the tale of how the thefts came to light and Dr Gradel’s pivotal role in exposing them.
UK trade plan June 28 seminar as new EU import law fears grow
Leading art market lawyer says new regulation will risk isolating the EU culturally British trade associations concerned about impending EU legislation that will affect UK exports will brief dealers on the changes at a seminar in London on June 28. Titled The...
Sir John Boardman (1927-2024)
Sir John Boardman OBE FBA Hon RA, Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Fellow of the Magdalene College Cambridge for 40 years, ha died.
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Setting the right pain threshold is the key to success in setting anti-money laundering laws
The AML value threshold for the US Art Market Integrity Act is so low that it risks driving many people out of business
The real cultural heritage rift that all stakeholders need to heal
Academic and cultural institutions, as well as governments, continue to look down on the art market – it’s unfair and is in no one’s interest Provenance and Due Diligence have become the critical factors in assessing cultural goods in recent years. Theft, trafficking,...
Lost Horizon – what is all this E.U. funding for?
Countless millions are spent investigating cultural property trafficking to little effect Preventing trafficking in cultural goods is a major preoccupation of the European Union. It is one of the key objectives of the constantly updating anti-money laundering...