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Financial Action Task Force Report’s anti trade approach rings alarm bells
Just released, the Financial Action Task Force's new report, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Art and Antiquities Market, takes a highly irresponsible approach. The FATF is an independent global body investigating crime whose reports should prove key to...
Metal detectorist finds extraordinary tudor jewel
Judged to be the most important Tudor find for 25 years, the extraordinary discovery of a gold chain and pendant is linked directly to Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon
Trade bodies condemn UNESCO proposals to regulate art market
Led by CINOA, the international trade federation for art and antiques dealers, industry bodies across the world have reacted strongly to what they see as “very alarming” proposals from UNESCO to regulate the art market.
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Infighting as the Oba of Benin tries to seize all rights to the bronzes
Dispute shows that the ‘moral’ case is not always clear cut Passed as part of the Charities Act 2022, measures that have been suspended relating to deaccessioning in museums and the return of objects to source countries will now come into force. The idea is to make it...
Why A.I. is a useful servant but a dangerous master when it comes to cultural heritage
Artificial Intelligence is undoubtedly useful, especially when carrying out research, but it is also a minefield of fake news if you don’t do your homework properly. As an example, take a report inspired by the recent dramatic theft of Royal jewels from The Louvre and...
Why is the United States’ cultural repatriation policy rewarding oppression?
The United States is returning an important Jewish archive to Iraq despite almost all Jews having left the country decades ago under the force of oppression. Why?