Courbet Museum in Ornans welcomes home "The Oak of Flagey" from Japan after French town raises purchase price

Gustave Courbet, The Oak of Flagey, 1864 Today in Ornans the Courbet Museum provides free admission for public view of the 4 million euro pa...

Coverage of the first Conference on Protection of Cultural Property in Asia (15-18 February 2013, Thimphu, Bhutan)

Snowy entrance to convention center in Thimphu, Bhutan By Julia Brennan, ARCA Alum 2009 Part I The Royal Government of Bhutan gra...

Bosnian Culture Heritage Survived the War but will it Survive the Nation's Peace?

by Lynda Albertson, ARCA's CEO Bosnia's shuttered national museum in Sarajevo and the Bosnian Commission for Historic Monuments...

Conclusions of Interpol's first international conference on counterfeit art

Last month Interpol's first International Conference on Counterfeit Art  arrived at a list of "Conclusions" in Lyon.  The conf...

The CHAPS Conference: A Personal Perspective on Preservation of Cultural Landscapes

by Kaitlin King Murphy, ARCA Alum 2011 The CHAPS conference (" Cultural Landscapes: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century, O...

The Journal of Art Crime, Fall 2012: "Repatriation via the Art Market: A New Type of Recovery, New Trends Coming from China" by Johanna Devlin

In the Fall 2012 electric edition of The Journal of Art Crime,  Johanna Devlin writes on "Repatriation via the Art Market: A New Type o...

How Playing Cards Protect Archaeological Sites in Combat Zones

This summer 'Voice of America' reporter Nancy Greenleese discussed with ARCA's Writer in Residence Laurie Rush ("It's a...

Reflections on a field trip to Narni

by Sally Johnson, Yale University 2012 It seems a wonder that day-to-day modern life continues amidst the historical architecture and cultur...

Sustainable Preservation Initiative (Part one)

Incallajta, the ancient Incan site in central Bolivia by Rebekah Junkermeier, Guest contributor Looting, growing crops, grazing cattle, and ...

Mark Durney, Larry Rothfield, and Katharyn Hanson Will Discuss "Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict" at ARCA's Third Annual International Art Crime Conference on July 10

Mark Durney, Larry Rothfield and Katharyn Hanson will participate in the panel, "Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict" at ARCA...