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news & updates highlights developments in the world of cultural heritage preservation, delivers the latest information about SAFE, and features ways to help stem the looting and illicit trade of antiquities.
In this month's newsletter, we announce the winners of SAFE's Student Illustration and Photography Competition, commemorate the tragic raid on the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, recount a student-
curated museum, and invite you to explore our new webpages.
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And the winners are...
 The results of our third Student Competition are in. The First Prize goes to Nicola Kountoupes of New York's Rochester Institute of Technology, Second Prize to Laura de la Torre of the Art Institute of Washington DC, and the Third Prize goes to Tri Hapsor Guno, Padjadjaran University School of Medicine, Bandung, Indonesia.
Asked to create memorable, powerful graphic images that SAFE may use in future public awareness campaigns, Kountoupes, de la Torre and Hapsor Guno were chosen from students around the world.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all of the entrants for participating in our 2007 Student Illustration and Photography Competition.
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Candlelight vigil for the Iraq Museum
 On April 10-12, 2007, museums, organizations, and individuals around the world joined SAFE to remember the tragic looting of the National Museum of Iraq in the wake of the fall of Baghdad in 2003.
Over those three days, more than twenty vigils were held across the U.S. and around the world to commemorate the looting and to reflect on the repercussions of the theft that are still being felt four years later.
We are grateful for the enthusiastic response and participation, and would like to thank the following people who made this event possible:
Donny George, Joanne Farchakh-Bajjaly, Roger Atwood, and Corine Wegener, for the video "Remember Iraq's heritage, our heritage" which has been viewed thousands of times on YouTube.
We also wish to thank the following SAFE members for their ideas, words, and, most of all, for their time and tireless attention to the planning for the Vigil:
Leah Bevington
Stephanie Dodaro
Elvira Giraldez
Judith Hoffmann
Rachel Moland
Samuel Paley
Rebecca Rushfield
If you are interested in joining or organizing our next vigil, please contact us. We must not forget.
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Spotlight on SAFE
 As reported on the front page of the Courier News, on June 11, 2007, Dr. Kimberle Gray's 8th grade Latin students of Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School hosted a "Latin Museum" to showcase the cultural studies projects undertaken by the students. The museum's theme was the plight of looted antiquities, and the final exhibit in the museum was a booth promoting the work of SAFE. Visitors passed through a strobe-lit "time machine" to be carried back to Ancient Greece, Italy, Britain, and Egypt. More than 450 students visited the museum.
Using models of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Dr. Gray's 8th graders explained to visitors that the only Wonder surviving today, the Great Pyramid of Giza, was itself repeatedly looted, and even monuments that were destroyed by natural causes, such as the Colossus of Rhodes, were dismantled and sold off to merchants.
Students reminded visitors that the looting of antiquities happens around the world, and is not restricted to ancient tomb robbers. The world's endangered ancient cultures were highlighted in a DVD presentation, PowerPoint program, and illustrated map--all provided by SAFE.
A student-made display, featuring red SAFE buttons and assorted "looted antiquities" postcards provided small "thank-you" gifts to the many visitors who donated to SAFE's efforts. As visitors exited the museum, they were each handed a flyer SAFE prepared of "Did You Know?" facts, enumerating the costs, both financial and cultural, of looting activities today.
We thank everyone at the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School for this opportunity and their generous contribution. SAFE would be happy to make similar presentations at your school, let us know if you're interested.
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New look, new pages
The SAFE website has undergone reorganization with an updated look as part of our ongoing effort to improve our readers' web experience. Check out the new pages on our website, where you can find out the many ways that you can get involved and support SAFE's activities.
The "Get Involved" and "Make A Donation" pages describe how one can support SAFE by donating time, skills, spreading the word and attending events. One can also send gift memberships via our website. The many benefits of membership are outlined as well, such as Members-only offers on books and DVDs.
The pages contain case studies from around the world on the plight of global cultural heritage due to looting and the black market. You can also meet some of our supporters throughout
these sections and see why they joined SAFE.
SAFE would also love to hear from you! If you have experiences from your excavations or have witnessed situations that you would like to share, please feel free to write to us and send us pictures.
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In the news
- Machu Picchu Artifacts at Yale: The Saga Continues
- Danish Historian Returns 4th c. BC Artifact to Greece
- U.S. and Peru Extend Agreement to Protect Peru's Cultural Heritage
- U.S. hands back artifacts to Peru
- Swiss hand back stolen statue from Crete
- Rome Antiquities Trial Focuses on U.S. Collectors
- Militants Target Cultural Heritage Sites in Iraq
- China: Removal of pre-1911 cultural relics now banned
- Cooling U.S. Market Sends Tomb Raiders Abroad (audio)
- Tomb Raiders Threaten Mayan City's History (audio)
- Negotiations Stall Between Italy and Shelby White
- Angkor Wat relics for sale on eBay (.mp3 audio)
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SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone, Inc. creates educational programs and media campaigns to raise public awareness about the importance of preserving cultural heritage world-wide. SAFE is a coalition of professionals in communications, media, and advertising working alongside experts in the academic, legal and law enforcement communities. SAFE is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and has no political affiliations.
We wish to thank the Museum Security Network Mailinglist and other sources for their work.
SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone ©2007 All Rights Reserved. |
phone: 201-626-3460
web: http://www.savingantiquities.org |
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