ARTE documentaries (ger/fr) on the topic
The French/German TV station ARTE has several documentaries about the black market of antiquities and art online. Have a look at the documentaries either in German or French!
UNESCO: Save culture, end trafficking of stolen antiquities
“Prevention”, “cooperation”, and “awareness raising” are the terms that one hears when it comes to preventing illicit trafficking in cultural property. The challenges are many: thefts in museums, public and private spaces, and archaeological sites are ongoing; conflicts ravaging the Middle East are leading to a surge in looting and trafficking; and circulation and sale…
GREECE: Unsupervised digs and illicit ticket sales rampant at historic sites
Excavations conducted in the absence of a supervising archaeologist and without proper recording of items, as well as issuing entry tickets by off-duty staff, are among the findings of a probe by the Audit Service into Paphos excavation sites, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said in a letter to the Antiquities Department director end of september.…
FRANCE: From Timbuktu to Palmyra: France’s Preservation of Cultural Heritage
An event at the U.N. with French President Francois Holland unveiled his country’s plan for preserving the cultural heritage of religious minorities. read more
EAA-Community on the Illicit Trade in Cultural Material 