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 Hersey on October
30 - 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.  Directed by Archer St.
Clair Harvey, a professor of art history at Rutgers University, and Sharon
Lorenzo, J.D. and graduate student in art history, the conference will
address the looting and theft of cultural material from private collections,
public monuments and museums, houses of worship, and archaeological sites, as
well as the legal and illegal transfer of cultural property that continues
throughout the world despite growing global controversy.

        "Art, Antiquity, and the Law" will also focus on new preservation
initiatives and efforts to regulate the trade of cultural material on both
national and international levels.  The conference will bring together
experts on cultural property from five continents, including archaeologists,
art dealers, museum administrators, specialists in cultural property law, and
representatives of national and international agencies.

        Please contact me, Alison Poe, at [log in to unmask] for more
information.