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En ring i guld från grekisk bronsålder som återlämnades till representanter för Grekland vid en ceremoni hos Nobelstiftelsen 2022.
This gold ring was returned to representatives of Greece at a ceremony at the Nobel Foundation in 2022.
Photo: Clément Morin Nobelstiftelsen
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Grave Robbing and Gold Theft: Antiquities Smuggling and Trading

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Tomb raids, forged documents and smuggling – countless archaeological sites and historical monuments have been destroyed to satisfy an international and lucrative antiquities market. Ancient objects from the countries around the Mediterranean have long been an attractive collecting area, both for private individuals and institutions such as museums. Where does everything end up and what role does museums play in the illegal trade?

Lecture
Date
13 Nov 2024
Time
18:00 - 19:30
Location
Museum of Worlds Culture, Gothenburg (Studion)
Cost
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Registration deadline
11 November 2024
Participants
Kristian Göransson, UGOT; Maria Dahlström, Museums of World Culture Sweden; Linda Lunberg, Swedish ICOM
Organizer
The Heritage Academy and the Museum of Antiquities, University of Gothenburg & the Museums of Worlds Culture Sweden in collaboration with the Swedish UNESCO Council
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In two shorter lectures and following discussion, you will get to know more about how a gold ring from the Greek Bronze Age ended up with a Nobel prize winner and how a museum in the USA had to return an Egyptian sarcophagus that they bought for many millions.

We will also talk about how Swedish and international authorities cooperate to stop the illegal trade in ancient and archaeological objects.

When? November 13, 2024 at 18:00 -19:30.

Where? The Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg, Studion.

Participants:
Maria Dahlström, curator at the World Culture Museums. She leads the museums work with the issue of illegal trade in cultural objects and the destruction of cultural heritage.

Kristian Göransson, Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg. He is responsible for the Antiquities Museum, University of Gothenburg.

Host: Linda Lundberg, ICOM Sweden.

The evening's program commemorates the anniversary of UNESCO's 1970 Convention on Measures to Prohibit and Prevent the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.

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