1. Stolen Egyptian Treasures are Homeward Bound

   With its rich cultural history stretching back to the time of the pharaohs, Egypt has long been an inviting target for looters

2. Celebrating the Arts and Cultural Diplomacy

   This month the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is celebrating the importance of cultural diplomacy!

3. Digital Documentation and Storytelling Build Greater Appreciation for Jordan’s Cultural Heritage

   An inventory and storage upgrade project supported by the State Department at the Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum was put on hold in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

4. Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria

   U.S. Department of State and The Metropolitan Museum of Art held an event titled “Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria” amid the United Nations General Assembly week.

5. U.S.-Canadian Bilateral Cooperation Project, Toronto, Canada

   A two-day workshop promoting U.S.-Canadian Cooperation in Preventing Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property was held in June 2014 in Toronto, Canada, in support of an initiative of the U.S. Consulate General and the ICE Attaché’s Office and their Canadian counterparts in response to concerns about cultural objects originating from or passing through Canada and illicitly entering the United States.

6. U.S. Returns Stolen Artifacts to China

   After making its largest discovery of cultural property ever — 42,000 artifacts from around the world — at one U.S. home, the FBI has begun packing up and sending many of the items to the People’s Republic of China, where they belong.

7. Arequipa Colonial Church Project, Peru

   A U.S. Embassy initiative in cooperation with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture and the Archdiocese of Arequipa supported a three-day workshop on “Security and Preservation of Colonial Cultural Heritage Objects and Sites in Southern Peru,” held in Arequipa, Peru.

8. Protect What’s Yours. Stop Daesh

   Daesh is looting and destroying your cultural heritage.

9. Defending and Preserving Ukrainian Culture and Identity in a Time of War

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10. 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.

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