In a Sea of Stolen Artifacts, What Is the Role of the Museum?

via The San Francisco Standard, 21 February 2023: The discussion of the role of museums in the supply chain of ...

[CFP] The Provenance of Asian Art: Symposium & Workshop (Washington, 1-4 Nov 2023)

5 January 2023

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Deadline is 15 January 2023.

Commentary: Museums need to be wary they don’t fuel black market for illicit cultural objects

13 September 2022

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via Channel NewsAsia, 09 September 2022: An op-ed by Museum Studies lecturer Dr Yunci Cai commenting on how looted artefacts ...

Linga Cover from Nepal. Source: Straits Times, 20220817

Singapore museum says 400-year-old artefact allegedly stolen from Nepal was acquired by the book

19 August 2022 - Updated on 21 August 2022

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via Channel NewsAsia, 17 August 2022: By the book is a pretty naive excuse, considering how we've seen in the ...

New in the Online Lecture Lecture (May 2022 update)

27 May 2022

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The latest additions to the Online Lecture Library, with subjects from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. The full searchable list ...

Looted Cambodian Antiquities In Denver Museum Are Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court

10 November 2021 - Updated on 14 November 2021

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via the New York District Attorney's Office, 08 November 2021: The New York DA seize four antiquities held by the ...

Lintel from Prasat Khao Lon. Source: Courthouse News, 20210210

Renewed public interest to track and trace lost antiquities showing up in foreign museums

6 April 2021

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via Matichon, 01 April 2021: The article is in Thai, and from what I can gather the successful repatriation of ...

A 10th century standstone statue of the deity Ardhanarishvara that Douglas Latchford's daughter has returned to Cambodia. Source: ABC, 20210328

How many antiquities in Australian museums are stolen from our neighbours?

2 April 2021

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via ABC, 28 March 2021: A closer look at the pieces in Australia's museums from South and Southeast Asia that ...

Douglas Latchford. Source: New York Times 20191127

Indicted smuggler of antiquities Douglas Latchford dies in Bangkok

13 August 2020 - Updated on 28 October 2020

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via The Art Newspaper, 10 and 12 August 2020: Douglas Latchford, who was indicted by the New York District Attorney ...

[Online Seminar] Greater China Legal History Seminar Series “Collectors and Collections of Chinese Art and Antiquities: Problems with Gifts, Trusts and Legacies” by Prof. Steven Gallagher

16 March 2020 - Updated on 4 December 2020

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Readers may be interested in this seminar from the Department of Law at the City University of Hong Kong on ...

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