[CPProt.net] Preserving our Past: Looting and the Black Market in Art, Artifacts, and Antiquities

[Patty Gerstenblith]

The Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, together with SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone) and the College of William and Mary Washington Office is pleased to announce the second event in its Law & Cultural Heritage Speaker Series.  The event titled "Preserving our Past:  Looting and the Black Market in Art, Artifacts, and Antiquities"  will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, from 6:30 - 8:30 PM, at the William and Mary Washington Office, 1779 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC.  

Featured speakers include:  Roger Atwood, Journalist and Author, Stealing History : Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World;  Dr. Ellen Herscher, Archaeologist, Chair of the Archaeological Institute of America's Cultural Property Legislation and Policy Committee; Dr. Magnus Fiskesjö, former Director, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm, 2000-2005; and Patty Gerstenblith, Professor, DePaul University College of Law, and President, Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation.  The event will be moderated by Dr. Lucille Roussin. 

The event is free and open to the public.  A reception will precede the talk.  Seating is limited; please RSVP to sccran at wm.edu or (202) 939-4000.  For more information about the Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, visit:  www.culturalheritagelaw.org.