Transnational and organised crime

Art and antiquities trafficking

Research reports and papers

• Legal protection of cultural property : a selective resource guide
  Louise Tsang, 2004
• Regulating the market in illicit antiquities
  Simon Mackenzie, 2002
• The trade in stolen antiquities (PDF 134kB)
  Crime facts info, 2002
• The illicit traffic in Asian Antiquities (PDF 249kB)
  Christine Alder and Kenneth Polk. Australian Registrars Committee conference, 2001
• Unveiling secrets and lies : examining threats to collections of art (PDF 41kB)
  Kenneth Polk. Keynote address, Australian Registrars Committee conference, 2001
• Art crime
  Marianne James, 2000
• Stealing history : the illicit trade in cultural material (PDF 2MB)
  Neil Brodie, Jenny Doole and Peter Watson. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, 2000
• Art crime
  Papers from the AIC conference, Sydney, 2-3 December 1999
• Illegal property markets
  Kenneth Polk. Third national outlook symnposium on crime in Australia, 1999
• The price of age : an investigation into the illicit trade of antiquities
  Andrew Cranwell

Conventions

• Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects
  UNIDROIT, 1995
• Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
  UNESCO, 2005
• Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property
  UNESCO, 1970

Policing and law enforcement

• Art and Antiquities Unit
  London Metropolitan Police
• Art Theft Program
  Federal Bureau of Investigation (US)
• Stolen works of art
  Interpol

Other resources

• Fighting the illicit traffic of cultural property
  International Council of Museums
• Illicit Antiquities Research Centre (closed as of September 2007)
  University of Cambridge
• The illicit antiquities trade
  SAFE - Saving Antiquities for Everyone
• Illicit trade in cultural objects | Stolen works of art
  Institute of Art and Law (UK)