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Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee
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This committee is composed of attorneys with an interest in the field of art, cultural heritage, and cultural property law and who work in a variety of settings, including private practice, museums, government, and academia. This area of law is concerned with both movable and immovable property of artistic, cultural, religious and historic interest. Topics recently considered by the committee include the 1970 UNESCO Convention and international trade in antiquities, underwater cultural heritage, art works stolen during the Holocaust, ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and the impact of war on the cultural heritage of Iraq. Within a diverse field with often sharply differing opinions, the committee endeavors to represent a variety of perspectives and welcomes all with an interest in this timely and fascinating subject.
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| Committee Events |
EVENT: Spring Meeting of the International Section of the ABA April 23, 2013
- April 27, 2013 | | The 2013 Spring Meeting of the International Section of the ABA will be held from April 23-27, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Committee members who are interested in meeting during the conference should contact Jacqueline Farinella, Committee Co-Chair at jacquelinefarinella@gmail.com. |
EVENT: Restitution and Repatriation: The Return of Cultural Objects November 14, 2013 | | DePaul University College of Law Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law will sponsor a symposium to address the underlying legal, ethical and moral reasons and policies behind the return of cultural objects. DePaul's cultural heritage symposium will bring together lawyers, museum professionals, representatives of indigenous communities, and other scholars and experts in the field to examine the repatriation of cultural artifacts. Participants will discuss the repatriation of cultural objects appropriated in the more distant past whose restitution some view as outside the scope of existing law, but others view as a matter of restitutionary justice. They also will address the repatriation of artifacts looted in recent times whose removal is thought to cause contemporary damage to the cultural heritage of communities and nations and to the historical and cultural record. |
ARTICLE: Family Seeks Return of a Matisse Seized by the Nazis April 5, 2013 | | NYTimes Article, By Tom Mashberg |
ARTICLE: U.S. Diplomat Asks Auction House to Delay Sale of Hopi Items April 8, 2013 | | NYTimes Article, By Tom Mashburg |
EVENT: What's a Collector to Do? The Sticky Issue of Provenance April 14, 2013 | | Panel discussion among Textile Museum curator Sumru Krody, Sotheby’s Auction professional Mary Jo Otsea and cultural property lawyer Tom Kline, to be held at The Textile Museum, 2320 S Street NW, Washington, DC. |
EVENT: Visual Arts and the Law CLE: Cutting Edge Legal Issues For Museums, Galleries, Artists and Arts Administrators May 3, 2013 | | A series of lectures, addressing the topics below, to be held at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. -- Appropriation Art, Fair Use and the Intersection of the First Amendment and the US Copyright Act -- Trademark Law for Visual Artists and Arts Administrators -- Recent Legal Developments in Arts and Antiquities -- Provenance and Appraisals: Fakes, Frauds and Litigation Involving Authenticity Boards -- Lost and Stolen Art: International and Domestic Protection and Regulation -- Tax, Employment and Contract Considerations for Museums and Galleries
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EVENT: The Past for Sale? The Economic Entanglements of Cultural Heritage May 15, 2013
- May 17, 2013 | | The University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Heritage and Society will host an international conference at the UMass Amherst Campus to examine the economic impacts of cultural heritage and its implications for contemporary society. |
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| Section Events |
May 26, 2013 - May 29, 2013
Location: TBD
Format: Live/In-Person
May 29, 2013
Location: N/A
Format: Webinar/Teleconference
May 30, 2013 - May 31, 2013 China World Hotel Beijing ,
China
Format: Live/In-Person |
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| Modified by Jacqueline D Farinella on April 9, 2013 |
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