If this news report is to be believed, Egypt cannot even protect the inside of its most famous pyramids from being looted. This is the most alarming news possible about the deplorable state of site protection since the start of the Revolution and the attack on the Cairo Museum. Those who profess to care about the world's culture -- directors of major museums whose boards include some of the world's wealthiest collectors -- should be asking themselves at this point, "What could we do to help Egypt protect its -- and our -- heritage from our less responsible fellow collectors?"
From Viking Silver to Washington: Who Gets to Decide What Survives?
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It has been an unusually revealing week for cultural heritage law. In Iran,
conservators are racing to stabilize historic buildings damaged during the
war....
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