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SUMMARY:The Curious Case of the Persian Guard
LOCATION:Virtual\n<p>Register in advance for this meeting.</p>
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DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a talk exploring crime in the art world  by
  a Professor of Criminology and Cultural Heritage Law. .\nhttps://alexandr
 ia.libnet.info/event/4931204
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In 2011 a man walked into the Montreal Mus
 eum of Fine Arts during regular opening hours and stole a 2500-year-old Pe
 rsian sculpture of a guard valued at over $1.2 million\, and that&rsquo\;s
  just the start of this strange story. Many of our most respected museums 
 house stolen antiquities. High-end auction houses regularly sell loot. Ups
 tanding citizens engage in this criminal market. Yet unlike with most ille
 gal commodities\, such as drugs or arms\, trafficked antiquities can be op
 enly bought and sold\, and are often put on public display. How is this po
 ssible? Who owns the past\, anyway? There&rsquo\;s no easy answer to those
  questions. One thing is certain: cultural heritage is profoundly importan
 t to people\, and crimes that threaten cultural heritage with destruction 
 cause harm far beyond property loss. Using the Persepolis relief as a case
  study\, this talk will discuss how research from criminology can be used 
 to understand and prevent crime in the art world.</p>\n<p>Donna Yates is a
 n Associate Professor of Criminology and Cultural Heritage Law at Maastric
 ht University in the Netherlands. She is a founding member of the Traffick
 ing Culture research consortium (traffickingculture.org) which conducts ev
 idence based research on the illicit trade in stolen and looted antiquitie
 s. Her current research project\, funded by the European Research Council\
 , is focused on understanding at crime related to cultural objects\, colle
 ctable wildlife\, and fossils.</p>\n<p>A zoom account is not required to j
 oin\, but a microphone is. Most mobile devices have microphones installed.
  If you're using a desk top\, most webcams also have microphones built in.
 &nbsp\; You will need to register for this class in order to get the meeti
 ng link.</p>\n<p>If you have questions about the program or need help with
  set up\, please email Caroline at&nbsp\;cpak@alexlibraryva.org.</p>\n<p>&
 nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/4931204
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