1. Protect What’s Yours. Stop Daesh

   Daesh is looting and destroying your cultural heritage.

2. The Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage

   The Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) is a state-of-the-art educational facility in Erbil, where international experts are training Iraq’s museum and heritage professionals in the preservation of their national treasures. Th

3. “Museums in a Suitcase” Foster Understanding and Counter Violent Extremism in Libya  

   Due to the ongoing conflict, museums across Libya remain closed to protect their collections from looting and other damage.  As a result, many communities in Libya have lost a vital link to their country’s rich past that museums and public programming create.

4. U.S. Sends Stolen Ancient Gold Coffin Back to Egypt

   New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art — commonly known as the Met — has returned a prized item from its collection of Egyptian antiquities after learning that the piece was actually a stolen artifact.

5. Historic Church Bells Return to the Philippines

   The historic Bells of Balangiga are returning after more than a century to their home in a church in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines.

6. Religious and Ethnic Communities Affected by ISIS in Iraq Learn Skills for Heritage Documentation and Preservation

   In April 2019, the Smithsonian Institution (SI) led a three-day workshop at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil for Iraqi religious and ethnic groups affected by ISIS whose cultural heritage remains at risk.

7. ‘Daesh is Stealing Your Antiquities’

   Artifacts stolen by Daesh terrorists have been turned over to Iraqi experts.

8. U.S. Returns Lost Treasures of Korea

   Priceless treasures from Korea’s Joseon Dynasty are on a journey home, after the U.S. government returned two royal seals to dignitaries from the Republic of Korea during a June 30 ceremony in Washington.

9. CATF Members Support Repatriation to Haiti

   The United States has returned over 470 cultural and historical antiquities to Haiti — the largest repatriation of art from the U.S. to Haiti — thanks to a bilateral effort between the two countries.

10. Networks Can Stop the Black-Market Antiquities Trade

    In the Middle East, an age-old problem has resurfaced. Thieves are taking advantage of any chaos caused by recent conflict to loot historical treasures.

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