Registration now open – conference on working with cultural objects and manuscripts, Helsinki, Finland

“Working with Cultural Objects and Manuscripts: Provenance, Legality, and Responsible Stewardship” Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 June 2017, National Museum of Finland, Helsinki In this international conference we will address the topic of trafficked cultural objects in Finland, in order to generate awareness and kick-start a national debate. The conference is organised with funding from…

GERMANY/GREECE: Stolen Antiquities Returned to Athens

Eight crates containing 33 archaeological artifacts and 600 coins, including some ancient masterpieces dating to the 12th and 13th centuries B.C., arrived at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens from Munich end of March 2017. The remarkable finds, most in very good condition, included amphorae, bird-shaped vases, a pottery statue of a chariot driver and…