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Announcement:  International Conference
"Art, Antiquity, and the Law:  Preserving Our Global Cultural Heritage"
October 30 - November 1, 1998

The conference "Art, Antiquity, and the Law:  Preserving Our Global Cultural
Heritage," to be held at Rutgers University in New Jersey on Friday, October
30 - Sunday, November 1, 1998, will address major and timely issues regarding
the ownership and preservation of the monuments, sites, artifacts, and works
of art that comprise our worldwide cultural heritage.

Speakers and panelists will include more than forty of the premier
international experts on cultural property, including archaeologists, museum
administrators, attorneys, art dealers, conservators, and representatives of
national and international agencies.

Cultural property specialists from Bosnia, China, Mali, Italy, Mexico, the
Ukraine, and the Middle East will present their problems and successes in
protecting the cultural heritage of their "art-rich" nations.  In addition,
panels will consider the following topics:  Working Within/Working Without
UNIDROIT;  The Changing Role of Museums;  Theft, Forgery, and Illicit
Traffic: Preventative Strategies; Restoration, Reconstruction, Education; and
Ethics Across the Board: Toward Common Ground.

Admission is free of charge, but space is limited, and pre-registration is
required.  For a registration form, or for more information, please visit our
web site at www.rci.rutgers.edu/~allconf or contact Henriette Cohen, Global
Programs, Rutgers University, phone (732) 932-7263, fax (732) 932-6723,
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Alison Poe
Rutgers University
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