Society Crime Theft Art and Antiquities
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» Art Theft from Cyprus to Munich 
Archaeology magazine feature article by Mark Rose on the looting of frescoes, mosaics and icons from churches in Northern Cyprus
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/cyprus/index.html
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» BBC: Stolen Turner Paintings Found
Two Turner paintings from the Tate galleries' collection, stolen while on display in Germany eight years ago, are found.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2593487.stm
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» Britain Leads Illicit Trade in Rare Books
The Guardian reports that Britain has become the centre for criminal traffick in ancient manuscripts and historic books.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4201560,00.html
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» CBC Indepth: Art Thefts
Indepth examination of some of the world's most famous artworks that have been stolen, including audio and video links to reports.
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/features/artthefts/
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» CDP Cultural Disaster Protection
Yahoo discussion group on cultural property protection, disaster prevention, technology advances, museum security, response, and recovery.
http://home.att.net/~linza/NLDcdp.html
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» Find Stolen Art
Database aiming to assist UK police in the recovery and return of stolen antiques and to enable auction houses, collectors and dealers to exercise due diligence.
http://www.findstolenart.com/
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» Gang Caught with 200,000 Artefacts
Giles Tremlett reports in the Guardian that Spanish police have captured 100 archaeological robbers in an operation that netted a vast haul of antiques up to 5,000 years old.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4464605,00.html
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» Holy Door of the Monastery of St. Anastassios
Human Rights Action pleads with the Kanazawa College of Arts in Japan to return an 11th-century iconic door looted from Cyprus. Includes photograph.
http://www.hr-action.org/action/kanazawa.html
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» Illicit Antiquities Research Centre (IARC)
At University of Cambridge to research and highlight damage caused by looting of archaeological sites. Publishes periodical Culture Without Context. Information on latest news, events, information, legal conventions, resources.
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/IARC/home.htm
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» International Archive of Stolen Artefacts
A database with close-up photographs of objects. An independent resource dedicated to the retrieval of stolen artefacts through maximum publicity.
http://www.iasa-online.com
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» Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park
Includes photographs of Native American Kolomoki burial pottery stolen in 1974 from a museum in the State of Georgia, US, with a request for information.
http://www.geocities.com/kolomokistatepark/
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» Looting Matters
Studies by Christopher Chippindale and David Gill of the University of Wales Swansea on the material and intellectual consequences of collecting antiquities, with related links.
http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/dg/looting/
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» Looting Question Bibliography
Hugh Jarvis lists Internet and published resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/lootbib.html
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» Michel van Rijn
Dutch former art dealer and smuggler who has collaborated with police against the illicit art trade. Includes a 'Swindler's list' of art theft news; synopsis of his book Hot Art and Cold Cash.
http://www.michelvanrijn.com
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» Museum Security Network: Art Crime
News reports of cultural property incidents, such as art theft, looting of art in wartime, fire and forgery worldwide.
http://www.museum-security.org/artcrime.html
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» Object ID
Site describes rationale, use and contacts for Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to combat theft.
http://www.object-id.com/
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» Price of Age
An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.
http://www.museum-security.org/cranwell/index.html
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» Saving Futures
Charlie Phillips investigates issues of cultural heritage management and preservation in India and Nepal through interviews nad research.
http://www.savingfutures.com
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» Stolen Antiquities from Corinth Return to Greece
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture rejoices in the recovery of the priceless collection of artifacts stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth in 1990. Illustrated catalogue.
http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21104m/e211dm07.html
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» Stolen Art
This Belgian initiative aims to assist the police in Belgium and elsewhere in the recovery and return of stolen antiques. Register stolen art pieces. Newsletters.
http://www.stolenart.be
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» Stolen Property or Finders Keepers?
Dede Tisone-Bartels provides teacher's resources for considering the true ownership of works of art which have been taken from their place of origin to museums and collections around the world.
http://home.att.net/~tisone/problem.htm
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» Stolen Stones: The Modern Sack of Nineveh
Looting of Iraqi archaeological sites since the Gulf War. Illustrated feature by John M. Russell in Archaeology includes clickable map of the throne room suite.
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/nineveh/index.html
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» Swiss Recover 10,000 Stolen Antiquities
Archaeology magazine feature article by Andrew Slayman on one of the largest recoveries of stolen art treasures.
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/geneva/index.html
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» The Art Loss Register
Operates a permanent international database of stolen and missing works of art, antiques and valuables, to assist law enforcement agencies in the battle against art theft.
http://www.artloss.com/
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» Trace
UK magazine in which stolen stolen art, antiques, collectables can be advertised. Or register their details on the ACTS database. Service, bulletin, becoming a partner, information resources.
http://www.trace.co.uk
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Dieses Verzeichnis basiert auf dem Open Directory Project
ergänzt und modifiziert durch informa-24.de
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