Registration for a hybrid conference titled, “Law, Heritage, & Identity: International Legal Frameworks for Cultural Preservation” at Rutgers Law School is now open. The one-day event will take place on Friday, March 27th and admission is free and open to the public in-person or on Zoom.
USCBS Vice-President, James Reap, will speak as part of the morning panel, “Trafficking, Destruction, and Institutional Protection of Cultural Property.”
Registration and the full conference program are available here.
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