COLIN RENFREW TO RECEIVE 2009 SAFE BEACON AWARD
RENFREW LECTURES PROMPT THE MET TO RELEASE COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY
JERSEY CITY, NJ—JANUARY 5, 2009—Today the non-profit organization
SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone announced that famed
archaeologist and cultural heritage advocate Colin Renfrew, Lord
Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, will deliver a lecture at the Graduate Center,
City University of New York, on Thursday, January 15. This follows
the Saturday, January 10 2009 SAFE Beacon Award Lecture where
Professor Renfrew will receive the Beacon Award at a ceremony at the
Marriott Downtown Hotel in Philadelphia, where the110th Joint Annual
Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and the American
Philological Association will be held. Professor Renfrew will receive
the Beacon Award in recognition of his outstanding service to
archaeology and his efforts to raise public awareness about the
looting of the world's ancient heritage and the trade in illicit
antiquities at a reception co-sponsored by SAFE and the Penn Cultural
Heritage Center.
Professor Colin Renfrew's lecture in New York entitled "Combating the
Illicit Antiquities Trade: a Time for Clarity". Professor Renfrew
will argue that a point of crisis has been reached in the destruction
of the world's archaeological heritage, and that this can be met only
by a general agreement not to acquire unprovenanced antiquities.
His Beacon Award Lecture in Philadelphia, "Combating the Illicit
Antiquities Trade: the 1970 Rule as a Turning Point (or How the
Metropolitan Museum Lags Behind the Getty)," will outline the
ethical, intellectual and strategic response to the traffic in
illicit antiquities and contrast the reactions of the J. Paul Getty
Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Italian and Greek
efforts to secure the return of looted antiquities.
As word of Professor Renfrew’s lecture topic has circulated, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art elected to release its Collection
Management Policy to Professor Renfrew and to SAFE. The policy
document, which has not previously been available to the general
public, confirms that the Museum has adopted the revised AAMD
acquisition guidelines with respect to ancient artifacts. The
document can be viewed on the SAFE website at
www.savingantiquities.org and will reportedly also be available on
the Metropolitan Museum website in coming days.
“This is a most welcome development,” said Professor Renfrew. “SAFE
and I both applauded the AAMD’s revised acquisition guidelines in
June of last year, and SAFE has campaigned both publicly and
privately for the release of the Met’s acquisition policy. I will
speak about these developments during my Beacon Award Lecture and
discuss the matter in more detail in my New York lecture the
following week.”
Professor Renfrew received his doctorate in 1965 from Cambridge
University, and after professorships at the University of Sheffield
and the University of Southampton, he returned to Cambridge in 1981,
as Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald
Institute for Archaeological Research, where he formed the Illicit
Antiquities Research Centre in 1996. Having directed excavations at
Sitagroi, Phylakopi and Keros in Greece and Quanterness in Orkney,
Professor Renfrew has made invaluable contributions to our knowledge
of language, prehistory, archaeogenetics and the radiocarbon
revolution and has authored numerous books, among them, Loot,
Legitimacy and Ownership: The Ethical Crisis in Archaeology (2000).
He has served on the Ancient Monuments Board for England and the
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. “Professor Renfrew’s many
achievements have made him a star in the archaeological profession
and a leader in the fight against the illicit antiquities trade and
the looting of the world’s cultural heritage,” says SAFE president
Cindy Ho.
Events Details:
2009 SAFE Beacon Award Lecture “Combating the Illicit Antiquities
Trade: the 1970 Rule as a Turning Point” by Professor Colin Renfrew
Saturday January 10, 2009 – 6:30 to 9:00pm
Grand Ballroom, Marriott Downtown Hotel
1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
Tickets: Before Dec. 15: $40 for non-students; $20 for students
After Dec. 15: $45 for non-students; $25 for students
SAFE members ($50 members and above): $35
http://www.savingantiquities.org/event.php?eventID=156
“Combating the Illicit Antiquities Trade: a Time for Clarity,” a
lecture by Professor Colin Renfrew
Thursday January 15, 2009 – 7:00 to 9:00pm
Baisley Powell Elebash Recital Hall
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: free of charge
http://www.savingantiquities.org/event.php?eventID=173
About SAFE
SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization that creates educational programs and media campaigns
raising public awareness about the need to preserve cultural heritage
worldwide. SAFE is a coalition of professionals in communications,
media and advertising working with experts in the academic, legal and
law enforcement communities. SAFE has no political affiliations.
Visit us at www.savingantiquities.org
Media Contact: Paul Kunkel
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Telephone: (201) 626-3460
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