Panel 6: Cultural Property Protection

 

This panel concerns the protection of cultural property, specifically manuscript heritage, during armed conflicts and natural and human-made disasters, as well as the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of art crime. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the international legal and policy frameworks protecting cultural property; risk preparedness, emergency planning, disaster response, and crisis management; civil-military cooperation for the protection of cultural heritage; the illicit trafficking of manuscripts; provenance research; and restitution.

Keynote Speaker