[PAST EVENT] Culture Interrupted: The Pursuit of Looted Art & Antiquities (A Muscarelle Explorations Event)

April 8, 2019
6pm - 7pm
Location
Law School, Room 120
613 S Henry St
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
Access & Features
  • Open to the public
  • Ticketed event

Presenters: L. Eden Burgess, Partner, Cultural Heritage Partners, and Olga Symeonoglu, Associate, Cultural Heritage Partners. The Third Reich left a long legacy of looted art to be restituted, as did other wars and conflicts. The event will include a presentation about how claimants have used the courts to try to right those wrongs.   This series of Muscarelle Museum events presented in cooperation with the following: William & Mary Art and Cultural Heritage Law Society; Cultural Heritage Partners, a law firm dedicated exclusively to serving cultural heritage clients; and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.   Free to Members, W&M Students, Faculty, and Staff.   Reserve your spot here!   Non-Members: $5. Sign up begins March 25.

This series of programs is presented in cooperation with the following: William & Mary Art and Cultural Heritage Law Society; Cultural Heritage Partners,a law firm dedicated exclusively to serving cultural heritage clients; and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Through a series of lectures and  films in April, we will explore the ethical and legal obligations for the repatriation of Nazi-era looted art while considering the historical and moral obligation to the victims and their descendants.