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The Art Lawyer's Diary 1 Out of Africa: Reflections on the Opening of Cape Town's Zeitz MOCAA, the Joburg Art Scene and the Power of Ought On Friday, September 22, the first public institution dedicated to contemporary art and the art of the diaspora in Africa, Cape...

With a scheduled business trip to Amersfoort, Netherlands (yes, I am still practicing art and cultural heritage law), I took the opportunity to travel six days earlier to continue what the art world has called “The Grand Tour”: from Venice, to Kassel (“Documenta”) and...

When I tell my art world friends I have just returned from the press openings of the Venice Biennale, the question almost inevitably asked is, what is it like? Is it worth a visit. My initial response is, of course, influenced by the big thematic exhibition in the...

On May 18, 2017 Barbara Hoffman moderated a Program titled: "The Destruction of Memory: Cultural Crimes and the National and International Efforts to Combat Them" sponsored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. See the event program, panelist bios,...

Read more on Resolution 2347 and access the resolution itself at the following links… Read More >>

Download this background reader published by the UN on Security Council Resolution 2347 on the relationship between cultural property and international peace and security… Read More >>

Triumphs and Laments, by William Kentridge, Rome, April 21, 2016 I was totally privileged to attend a project which my dear friend and client, Kristin Jones, has been working on tirelessly for over fifteen years. On April 21, the birthday of Rome, the artist William...

Ms. Hoffman had the privilege of working with the Antiquities Coalition Task Force to produce a report addressing #CultureUnderThreat: Recommendations for the U.S. Government. The report was launched on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Washington D.C. Culture has become a...

The Senate, after months of delay, unanimously approved the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (H.R. 1493/S. 1887) implementing the United State's obligation under UN Security Council Resolutions 2199 and 2253. See Here For more information refer...