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Iraq Museum
Baghdad, Iraq
Central London, UK
Mead Art Museum,
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
West Los Angeles College,
Culver City, CA
The Assyrian Cultural Center
of Bet-Nahrain, Ceres, CA
Saint Paul Catholic High School, Bristol, CT
Oriental Institute, Chicago, IL
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
The student AIA club of Montana State University Bozeman, MT
Historic Preservation-Art History, Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, NJ
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Brooks Museum, Cortland NY
Anthropos/Classics Club, Cincinnati University,
Cincinnati, OH
Archaeological Legacy Institute, Eugene, OR
University of Pittsburgh, Department of the History of Art & Architecture, Pittsburgh, PA
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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.
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Global Vigil keeps focus on looting
The fifth anniversary of the looting of the Iraq Museum, April 10-12, is quickly approaching. However, there is still time for us to come together to commemorate this tragic event and show that we care. It's not too late to join us by being a host in the SAFE Global Candlelight Vigil. Find a vigil in your area here and light a "virtual candle" as well.
SAFE has added a variety of tools and resources on our website to assist you in your vigil-hosting needs such as:
- Vigil Toolkits: a one stop shop for hosting a vigil (includes 50 brochures, 50 buttons, and 50 postcards)
- Remember Iraq's Heritage, Our Heritage brochure: an ideal companion piece to distribute to vigil attendees
- Vigil Kits: suggestions and tips designed for specific audiences when planning your vigil
- Videos: a simple and entertaining solution to hosting a vigil
- E-cards, press releases, and announcement flyers: easy ways to get the word out to your community
- Commemorative items: have you taken a look at our on-line store yet?
Don't forget to register your vigil so others in your area can attend and document your event.Memorializing experiences with images and videos enabled SAFE to compile a video memorial in 2007. Read about how to document and share your event here.
During this fifth anniversary, SAFE is proud to join other organizations in highlighting the issues of cultural heritage at risk. Click here to see a variety of related lectures, exhibitions and events around the world.
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Homeward bound
Join us on Sunday, April 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for HOMEWARD BOUND: Returning Displaced Books and Manuscripts.The symposium will address key issues related to book and manuscript ownership, provenance, restitution, and heritage as well as recent successful and pending book return cases with an impressive list of speakers, including Jeff Spurr, Lucille A. Roussin, Patrick J. Stevens, Harry S. Martin III, Ken Soehner. Conceived and organized by SAFE Member Irina Tarsis whose first book symposium, DECLARED LOST: Recovering Stolen Books at the Boston Public Library in 2005, was a huge success. We urge all members and friends - and visitors to the New York Antiquarian Book Fair - to attend this fascinating and free event. |
 Member spotlight on Peter Stone
SAFE Member Peter G. Stone's latest work, The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq, provides an overview on the issues surrounding the looting, theft and destruction of the Iraq Museum and archaeological sites and libraries in Baghdad since the Iraq war was launched in 2003. Including many first-hand accounts of the events that took place in the weeks and months following the invasion, this work highlights the determination and commitment of those, on all sides of the debate, who seek to preserve the archaeology and heritage of Iraq. |
Doing the right thing
- SAFE will be a sponsor of the 5th Annual Society for American Archaeology Ethics Bowl to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 27th. Teams of students from different universities will compete in a fun, debate-style competition that explores the ethics of archaeological practice. SAFE will award prizes to the winning team that debates issues relevant to SAFE's mission,
- Macalester College students Nora Crumpton, Barbara Betz and Francesca Haack win SAFE Essay Contest. Winning entries coming soon on SAFE website!
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In the news
- More than 2,000 artifacts returned to Iraq Museum
- Italy: 1,000 artifacts from Trajan's 1st c. villa recovered
- Iraq, five years later: a Salon roundtable
- Terrorism and artifact smuggling link: "undeniable"
- Iraq Museum debate: open the doors or keep them closed
- Video press conference: Iraqi minister advisor Bahaa Mayah
- Iraq Museum five years later: an interview with Donny George
- U. Chicago marks Iraq Museum looting in series of upcoming events
- CMA curator writing book about disputed Apollo Sauroktonos
- Inflated art appraisals cost U.S. government untold millions
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Latest at SAFECORNER
- Certificates for Antiquities
- What happened to the China MOU request
- Where we forgot our history
- Loans of archaeological material
- A different view of art theft
- A new way forward for U.S. museums
- Operation Ghelas: some implications for coin collectors
- Link between the White-Levy and Fleischman collections
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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, and contributions are tax
deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Upon
request, a copy of the last financial report filed by SAFE may be
obtained by writing SAFE at 123 Town Square Place, #151, Jersey City,
NJ 07310
or the NY State Attorney General at The Capitol, Albany, NY
12224-0341.
We wish to thank the Museum Security Network Mailinglist and other sources for their work.
SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone ©2008 All Rights Reserved. |
phone: 201-626-3460
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