1. 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.

2. Red Lists of Antiquities at Risk

   Red Lists of Antiquities at Risk are compact, illustrated booklets designed for customs officials, police officers, museums, art dealers, and collectors, to help them recognize the general types of archaeological, ethnographic, and ecclesiastical objects that have been looted from cultural sites, stolen from museums and churches, and illicitly trafficked.

3. UNESCO’S Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws

   The Cultural Heritage Center supports the Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws being developed by UNESCO.

4. Cultural Heritage Center Sponsors Regional Workshops

   In March of 2007, the Cultural Heritage Center sponsored the first of four regional workshops on topics relating to the protection of cultural resources from looting and illicit trafficking.

5. Syria Cultural Heritage Initiative

   The United States strongly supports efforts to preserve Syria’s cultural heritage. Six of Syria’s heritage areas are on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and 12 more have been nominated for inclusion.

6. Cultural Heritage Center Projects

   Learn about Cultural Heritage Center projects and initiatives

7. Conflict Antiquities: Forging a Public/Private Response to Save the Endangered Patrimony of Iraq and Syria

   In the context of ongoing destruction and looting of cultural heritage in the Middle East, an event titled “Conflict Antiquities: Forging a Public/Private Response to Save the Endangered Patrimony of Iraq and Syria” was held by the U.S. Department of State and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

8. Iraq Cultural Heritage Project

   This multi-tiered project was developed by ECA's Cultural Heritage Center in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage.

9. Future of Babylon Project

   The U.S. Department of State is assisting with management planning, preservation, and educational development at the ancient site of Babylon, home to the “Tower of Babel” and Nebuchadnezzar’s wondrous “Hanging Gardens.”

10. 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

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