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The US finally unveils its Second World War memorial
It has taken almost 60 years to commemorate the 400,000 American soldiers who died in the conflict
Antiquities dealer arrested for smuggling Iranian artefact from raided archaeological site into US
Hicham Aboutaam sold the antiquity to a New York buyer for $950,000; the US says it is part of a the looted Western Cave hoard
Military personnel unearth secret hoard of Jewish manuscripts belonging to Saddam Hussein in search for weapons of mass destruction
Found in the headquarters of Saddam’s secret police force in Baghdad, the cache has been transferred to Washington for conservation
US Customs art squad reassigned to war on terror
The agents who had investigated stolen art will now work on cases related to terrorism and fraud
British Museum buys Iraq “most wanted” cards
The cards were issued to US troops in Iraq to help them identify the enemy
Santiago Calatrava joins Daniel Libeskind on World Trade Center project
British artists Andy Goldsworthy and Anish Kapoor are to design memorials
Weapons of mass dissemination: The propaganda of war on show at the Wolfsonian
Florida International University presents a brilliantly curated tour of the First and Second World Wars
The US rejoins Unesco, analysis suggests the organisation being used as an extension of US foreign policy, as part of the ongoing 'war on terror'
Congress is expected to approve a $71.4 million payment to Unesco, the first US contribution in 18 years
International outrage as Iraq's National Museum is sacked by civilians
American army says it was aware of the risks, but did not protect the building as Iraqi nationals overwhelmed staff who attempted to defend the collection
What's On in '03: New York's commercial galleries
Nancy Shaver's painted sculpture at Feature Inc. and James Castle's "Structures" at Knoedler & Co.
Koichiro Matsuura dubbed "saviour of Unesco"
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, Matsuura explains his reform of Unesco and the return of the US to membership after nearly 20 years
Archeologists and lawyers are urging the US government to take account of historic sites in Iraq as the military draws up its strategy
Iraq’s history is our history too
Anti-American slogans by artists are painted over, allegedly for fear of alienating a US sponsor
An act of censorship or tact?
Books: American art from Norsemen to Culture Wars
A well-written history of art in North America for students
German prints and drawings from Friedrich to Baselitz and the Manilow gift of post-war German works on paper go on show in Chicago
The Art Institute attempts to heal old wounds with upcoming exhibitions
A report, produced by David Kusin, suggests that the European art market seems to be in decline compared to that of the US
Are taxes and regulations hamstringing Europe or does the US just spend more?
US imposes import restriction on certain Khmer artefacts
“The pillage of such items from Cambodia is an emergency”
Unesco adopts a new Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage to protect shipwrecks lying in international waters
However, the US and UK say the it conflicts with existing maritime legislation and Russia, Norway, Turkey, and Venezuela vote no
"The AAM guide to provenance research" by Nancy Yeide, Konstantin Akinsha and Amy Walsh
A guide on how to best investigate provenance with specific emphasis on the specialist problems of the Holocaust-era, solvable using provenance research
In full: the text of the US Customs import restrictions on Italian archaeological material
The restrictions were imposed following a 1999 request made by Italy under Article 9 of the Unesco Convention
China and US drafting anti-smuggling agreement
A full import ban may not be intended by the Chinese, merely a bilateral agreement to implement the 1970 Unesco Convention
Trade embargo on Iran partially lifted
The textile trade, especially in carpets, will improve but metalworks and manuscripts are still restricted
Picasso case determines that faith in dealers should be warranted
Court says non-professional buyers do not have to check “provenance”
US company mergers may result in sponsorship shrinkage
Standing out from the crowd with art sponsorship becomes unnecessary, as more and more of America's biggest corporations unify
Knoedler donates photo archive to Frick
The contribution was in recognition of the Frick's role in hosting the gallery's anniversary show
On Knoedler & Company's 150th anniversary, we remember the masterpieces that have graced their walls
This month, the New York gallery celebrates its sesquicentennial with an exhibition on its most famous paintings and clients
Texas war booty charge thrown out of court
Technicality spares the sellers of the Quedlinburg treasure
Interview with Federico Mayor, UNESCO director general: Surveying the role of UNESCO
“A way of thinking that has visible form”
Global registry of looted art established
A commercial company has logged 34,000 looted objects so far