Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime

A UNESCO Chair Researching the Heritage Crimes of the Present and Future
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    New and emerging heritage crimes occur beyond the boundaries of detection, deterrence, and imagination. 

    We ask: what comes next? 
     


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    Serena Sancataldo

    Visiting Researcher Serena Sancataldo to present her research in Maastricht

    The talk is entitled Preserving Collective Memory: The Case of Holocaust-era Documentary Heritage.

     

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    Call for Visiting Researcher via CPP4ALL Cost Action

    The UNESCO Chair is hosting a funded Short Term Scientific Mission through the COST Action Cultural Property Protection for All.

     

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    Chair presents at Bridging Borders in Heritage Protection, EAC Annual Meeting

    Yates' presentation was entitled Networking to Address Heritage Crime: Reflections on what worked, what didn't, and where to go from here.

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    Announcing the new UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime

    UNESCO Netherlands has announced the new UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime will be held by Donna Yates at Maastricht University.

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  • The UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime is held by Prof. Donna Yates and hosted by Maastricht University