Tim Carpenter
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A Wake-Up Call for Museums
Read more: A Wake-Up Call for MuseumsComplacency, underfunded security, and misplaced trust have left the world’s collections more vulnerable than ever. The recent thefts from the Louvre should shake every museum director and curator to their core. Prestige does not equal protection. A world-renowned name will not stop a determined thief. The world watched priceless works disappear from one of the…
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When the Storm Takes More Than Just Your Home: The Overlooked Vulnerability of Cultural Collections in Natural Disasters
Read more: When the Storm Takes More Than Just Your Home: The Overlooked Vulnerability of Cultural Collections in Natural DisastersThe sky has turned an eerie shade of green, the kind that signals something ominous on the horizon. The winds are already howling outside your window, bending the palm trees to their breaking point. The local news station repeats its urgent warning—the hurricane has intensified to a Category 5 and is heading straight for your…
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The Weakest Link in Museum Security
Read more: The Weakest Link in Museum SecurityBy Bill Anderson, Art Guard This article first appeared on the Art Guard blog, December 10, 2024 If diminished funding and smaller budgets aren’t enough to challenge the existence of many museums we were reminded of another glaring vulnerability. Smash-and-grab assaults occurred in two smaller French museums in the last several weeks. At the Cognacq-Jay…
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Protecting Our Cultural Heritage: A Call to Action for Congress
Read more: Protecting Our Cultural Heritage: A Call to Action for CongressIn recent years, a troubling trend has emerged as climate activists, protestors, and other bad actors have targeted priceless works of art and other cultural objects for damage and destruction. These acts, often intended to draw attention to urgent issues, instead leave lasting scars on humanity’s cultural heritage and the institutions that house and protect…
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Argus CPC Sponsors Art Law Conference 2024
Read more: Argus CPC Sponsors Art Law Conference 2024Argus Cultural Property Consultants is pleased to sponsor this year’s Art Law Conference at the Brooklyn Law School. This annual conference is organized by the Center for Art Law, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that offers educational resources and programming for the advancement of a vibrant arts and law community. The various case studies presented at the conference illustrate…