Antiquities Coalition
@CombatLooting
The Antiquities Coalition is leading the international campaign against cultural racketeering, the illicit trade in ancient art and artifacts.
📣 NEW on the AC blog: The Lalitpur Call to Action—How Regional Leadership is Driving Global Solutions Against Cultural Racketeering. The AC commends @NHRCampaign's leadership in the fight for justice and cultural restitution. 🔸Read more: ow.ly/fj1Z50WmqiC
📆Mark Your Calendar📆 Lessons from Petra: Protecting the Past, Shaping the Future, a feature lecture from Her Royal Highness Princess @DanaFiras1 of Jordan, President of @PNTJordan. 🕰️2 July 2025 📍V&A South Kensington (in person) Register here: ow.ly/iLyv50WeeYu
#CCPCJ34 The AC is honored to cosponsor a side event with Egypt, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, the UK, the EU, and @CRIMJUST_UNODC to combat illicit trafficking in #CulturalProperty. 🛡️Join us May 22, 13:00-14:00 CEST (in-person/online)
At #CCPCJ34, countries are coming together to tackle new and evolving forms of crime. From crimes affecting the environment to the smuggling of commercial goods and the illicit trafficking of cultural property, today’s Thematic Discussion is helping shape a global response.
The AC congratulates the @ManhattanDA Antiquities Trafficking Unit, @IndonesiainDC, and @TC_VasingtonBE for the restitution of three artifacts to #Indonesia and 28 antiquities to #Turkey. 🛡️Read More: manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-anno…
🎥 Documentary films are inspiring action, building awareness, and driving global collaboration against #CulturalRacketeering. AC’s @Helena_Arose joined experts at @NHRCampaign's 2025 conference to explore how. 🔸Read more on the AC Blog: ow.ly/Ewob50Wk5L6
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ICYMI—@UNICRI 2024 report on Cultural Heritage Smuggling and the Nexus with Terrorism 📖 Read it here: unicri.org/cultural-herit…
Join us July 9 for a free webinar in partnership with @illicitfinance. 🛑Illicit Financial Flows & Antiquities Trafficking in East Africa – Part One With experts from Central & East Africa on how #CulturalRacketeering fuels crime & corruption. 🔗RSVP: forms.gle/XTyM6fpSWfk6rL…
📆 Mark Your Calendar 📆 Wednesday, June 18th at 1:30 pm EDT For a U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield lecture: “Introduction to Cultural Property Protection" featuring Dr. Laurie Rush. 📍Online (Free to the public) Register here: uscbs.org/cpp-webinar-6-…
IN THE NEWS—Online antiquities trafficking spikes in #Syria following the collapse of Assad’s regime, reports @ATHARProject. 🔍Learn more: ow.ly/2yZ150W6rPy ⛑️Want to help? Save and share @ICOMOfficiel’s Red List of Syrian antiquities at risk: ow.ly/3fEF50W6rPx
❓Who is the rightful custodian of the Prakhon Chai Hoard? For AC’s Executive Director @Terressa_Davis the answer is clear: 50 years later, it’s past time to return Thailand’s looted statues. 📰 Read more: ow.ly/vzPY50W1WAT
The AC was honored to co-sponsor a high-level side event at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice @CCPCJ. Learn more about how @UNODC is strengthening criminal justice responses to #CulturalRacketeering. 🌐 ow.ly/9KTc50W1OhR
Trafficking in cultural property is an assault on our shared history that finances transnational organized crime & fans the flames of violence. I joined Egypt, Cyprus & our partners at #CCPCJ34 to call for stronger action, build capacities & protect our cultural heritage.
🏔️#ICAHM2025 opened in Santiago with a powerful ceremony, emphasizing results-driven, locally led solutions to protect #CulturalHeritage. @culturas_cl @ICAHMnews The AC is proud to be part of this global conversation. 🗝️ Key Takeaways, here: theantiquitiescoalition.org/icahm-annual-m…
✈️⛰️The Antiquities Coalition is honored to be joining the #ICAHM2025 Annual Meeting in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, represented by Executive Director @Terressa_Davis and Director of Programs @helena_arose , who chair the ICAHM Working Group on Illicit Trafficking.
