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Countries and Museums Grapple with Standards for Returning Art Looted Under Colonial Rule

August 11, 2021 No Comments

November 2021 will mark four years since French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech at the University of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, when he declared one of

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Finding Italy Immune, U.S. Court Dismisses Safani Gallery’s Lawsuit to Recover Marble Bust

August 9, 2021 No Comments

Updated on March 24, 2022 On August 2, a U.S. court granted Italy’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by New York’s Safani Gallery to

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Doug Maddams Joins Cultural Heritage Partners

June 22, 2021 No Comments

Washington, DC – June 22, 2021 – Doug Maddams has joined Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC, as an Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Senior Advisor. Doug is a social performance

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The Science of Reading Unopened Letters

May 21, 2021 No Comments

An international, interdisciplinary research team recently read a letter from July 31, 1697—without opening or damaging it. The research group, called Unlocking History, has made

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We’re Hiring: Cultural Resources Reviewer

April 28, 2021 No Comments

— UPDATE: POSITION FILLED — Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (CHP) is a mission-driven law and public policy firm. Firm practice areas include heritage preservation, art

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CHP Files VA Supreme Court Brief for 5O Neighbors of Lee Monument Who Support Removal

April 20, 2021 No Comments

Yesterday CHP filed a proposed amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Virginia on behalf of Circle Neighbors in the Robert E. Lee monument appeal.

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Restitution of Art Acquired Under Colonial Rule: Panel Discussion Hosted by USC Law

March 23, 2021 No Comments

CHP attorney Olga Symeonoglou recently participated in a panel discussion with Ndubuisi Ezeluomba, curator of African art at the New Orleans Museum of Art, and

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Culture, Interrupted: Talk with the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia

March 4, 2021 No Comments

CHP partner Eden Burgess recently gave a talk about the legacy of art looted during World War II and other violent conflicts, moderated by attorney

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Virginia Tribes Support Haaland Nomination

February 23, 2021 No Comments

Six of the federally-recognized tribes in Virginia joined together in a letter of support for Rep. Deb Haaland, President Biden’s nominee to be the Secretary

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The State of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent: Talk with the Washington Attorney General and the President of the National Congress of American Indians

February 8, 2021 No Comments

Our Founding Partner Marion Werkheiser recently participated in the Cultural Resource Protection Summit hosted by the Suquamish Tribe. She moderated a discussion with Washington State Attorney General

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