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.