Year: 2016

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...

Encouraged by the reception of its first published report, the Antiquities Coalition published a follow up report with specific recommendations for the art market. This reader is intended to provide participants on the Art Market Task Force in developing...

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On March 30, 2016 Ms. Hoffman attended a UNESCO Round Table discussion at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris focused on the movement of cultural property in 2016: regulation, international cooperation and professional diligence for the protection of cultural heritage....

ISIS and ISLAM Monday, February 22, 2016 6:00-9:00 PM New York City Bar Association The International Legal Framework and U.S. Law to Combat the Plunder and Illicit Trade in Conflict Presentation by: Barbara T. Hoffman On February 22nd, Ms. Hoffman gave a presentation...

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