Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property

Multimedia on illicit traffic

Published on 7 July 2011

Author(s): UNESCO

Type:  Video

UNESCO recently published 3 video's on Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property on their website.

To watch the vidoes'please click on the pictures below.

Fighting illicit traffic of cultural property in South-East Europe: reaching out to the general public. 

This 15 minutes video, realized by the UNESCO Office in Venice, aims at raising public awareness on the fight against the illicit traffic of cultural property in South-East Europe. While all the countries from the region have ratified the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, many archaeological sites, including underwater sites, museums, galleries or places of worship, continue nowadays to be exposed to theft and illicit trade. Mobilizing public opinion, sharing information and good practices through regional and international cooperation, is now of necessity (video: 15.54 Min)

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Source: UNESCO, Venice office

Action to combating trafficking in cultural property: a documentary on UNESCO's and its partner's activities.

A documentary on UNESCO's and its partner's activities (video: 18.16 Min)

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Source: UNESCO

40 years combat against the illicit trafficking of cultural property (video: 1 Min)

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For more see UNESCO's website on Illicit Traffic of Cultural Property

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