Posted on 03/19/2003 5:57:32 AM PST by elenchus
Dear colleagues,
Please be advised that as a consequence of an eventual armed conflict in Iraq, museums may be subject of pillage and looting. Thus, we would be grateful if you could be vigilant with respect of art objects originating from Iraq offered for sale or reported to be stolen.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation in this matter.
Mounir Bouchenaki Assistant Director-General for Culture UNESCO - 1, rue Miollis - 75732 Paris cedex 15 Assistant Director-General for Culture Tel.: (33-1) 45 68 43 75 Fax: (33-1) 45 68 55 91 e-mail: m.bouchenaki@unesco.org
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Board of Directors of the College Art Association
http://www.collegeart.org/caa/advocacy/resolution03.html
The following resolution was adopted by the College Art Association Board of Directors on February 23, 2003, in New York City:
We artists, art historians, and art professionals of the Board of Directors of the College Art Association are deeply concerned about the threat to human life, cultural heritage, and freedom of expression in the name of patriotism and the war on terrorism, particularly as the prospect of war in Iraq gains momentum.
The curtailment of civil liberties and human rights at home and abroad has a direct impact on our members and our ability to achieve CAA’s core values and goals to create open forums that encourage international dialogue and open exchange of different points of view.
We are deeply concerned about the fate of that country’s archaeological sites, antiquities, and cultural property. In 1972, CAA urged the United States to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and we reaffirm that aim today.
In addition, current policies also have serious implications for government funding for the arts and humanities, higher education, philanthropy, freedom of expression, and conditions in the university, museum, and other workplace environments of CAA members.
PRINCIPAL CONTACT:
Emmanuel Lemakis
EMAIL ADDRESS: elemakis@COLLEGEART.ORG
Tel: 212 691-1051, Ext. 210
Director of Programs
College Art Association
275 Seventh Avenue New York, N.Y. 10001
Tel: 212 691-1051, Ext. 210 / Fax: 212 627-2381
EMAIL ADDRESS: elemakis@COLLEGEART.ORG
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