I. Looters of Ancient Art: A detective story On Thursday, September 29 at the LGBT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY. 7 8:30 pm Nonmembers $10. Members of Out Professionals or SAFE, $7. SAFE and Out Professionals <http://www.outprofessionals.org/> present Roger Atwood <http://www.savingantiquities.org/j-safe-stealinghistory.htm#about> in conversation with Brendan Lemon, Editor-in-Chief of Out magazine, and Brendan Lemon. Roger Atwood, author of Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World, has spent years studying the market for stolen objects, from the moment they are dug out of the earth until they become encased in museums or placed on the auction block. In STEALING HISTORY, Atwood documents how the antiquities trade has become a streamlined, efficient industry that is slowly tapping out the last physical remains of ancient civilizations around the world. Since being appointed editor-in-chief of Out in April 2000, Brendan Lemon has helped restore the magazine's status as a leading voice in gay journalism. At The New Yorker from 1989 to 1997, Lemon served editor-in-chief Robert Gottlieb as the head of the magazine's Goings On About Town section, and Tina Brown as both cultural editor and Talk of the Town editor. The author of "Last Night," a novel, he is also the American theatre critic for the Financial Times and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. For more information, email [log in to unmask] or call 212-462-9255 II. ³Stolen History Tour: On Sunday October 2, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 82nd Street and 5th Avenue. 10:30am and 12:30pm Roger Atwood leads a series of tours of archaeological artifacts of dubious provenance in various galleries of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, particularly artifacts that he talks about in the book. Some of them are very well-known (the Euphronios krater), some a little less known (the Vicús treasures from northern Peru) and some not well-known at all (pieces from Batán Grande, which he discusses in the book). The whole tour lasts about an-hour- and-a-half. SAFE Tours are $30 ($24 for members, $10 for students with valid ID) per person, plus group admission to the museum. Reserve NOW at http://www.savingantiquities.org/g-whatwedosafetours.htm, spaces are limited. Contact [log in to unmask] for more information. These are the last Stealing History tours in New York this year. SAFE | Saving Antiquities for Everyone creates educational programs and media campaigns to raise public awareness about the importance of preserving cultural heritage worldwide. SAFE is a coalition of professionals in communications, media, and advertising working alongside experts in the academic, legal and law enforcement communities. SAFE has no political affiliations and is sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), a 501(c)(3) corporation. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).