Dear Sir or Madam,
Wishing to further contribute to the advancement of the fight against illicit traffic, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has launched a long-term and innovative instrument:
the International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods.
In response to the absence of centralised statistics and the lack of available valid information on illicit traffic in cultural goods, this Observatory is an ambitious international programme dedicated to permanent monitoring and reporting on the rising trend which the smuggling and illicit trading of cultural assets has become. One of the aims of the Observatory is to provide a comprehensive database of resources to experts and non-professionals:
– Organisations and institutions involved (international organisations, NGOs, state administrations, law enforcement agencies, academics and private organisations)
– National and international legal and ethical instruments
– Practical tools, programmes and good practices
– News, case studies, publications, videos, information Websites and blogs
– Glossary and information sheets on the main good practices
The project will be initially developed by ICOM over the course of three years, starting with the development of an information Website, and leading to the publication of a Global Report on illicit traffic, the first of its kind.
These innovative tools will represent a great contribution for the dissemination and enhancement of both knowledge and practices in the field, thus fostering public awareness-raising, as well as professional international and cross-sectorial cooperation.
During our initial researches in developing this project, we found resources, standards and/or tools that your organisation/institution conceived and/or implements, and that can be used and consulted for the analysis of the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods.
For the Observatory’s web platform, we intend to include a Webpage describing your organisation/institution’s work, as well as technical sheets for your respective resources, standards and/or tools.
The presentation page of your organisation/institution should include your logo, main public references (Website, contact person, address etc.), as well as a short description of your action(s) that help fighting illicit traffic in cultural goods in your country/region. Obviously we are only going to publish those contents for which you will give us permission.
In order to make sure that we will provide the most accurate information on our Website, we took the liberty to enclose an initial information form, as well as a presentation leaflet of the International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods and a list of all the official partners.
We would be grateful if you could fill out the enclosed information form and return it to obs-traffic@icom.museum
Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you very much in advance for your contribution.
With best regards,
For the International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods
France Desmarais
Susanne Pöverlein
Raphaël Roig
ICOM – International Council of Museums
22, rue de Palestro – 75002 Paris – France
Tél. +33 1 47 34 91 65 – Fax +33 1 43 06 78 62
obs-traffic@icom.museum – http://icom.museum
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