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We are happy to announce that the ENIGMA public engagement form is open until the end of December 2025.
It's a user-friendly, web-based app for reporting and alerting the community about suspected illegal digging sites and potential looting activities.
Cracking the ENIGMA of stolen antiquities.
At Thessaloniki’s Makedonia International Airport, a routine baggage check uncovers two unusual objects: a carved scarab and a small female figurine. Suspected to be antiquities, they trigger a chain of alerts.
https://t.co/3bmTUGiL5u
🟥Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
🟦While the urgency of the situation is universally acknowledged, the response in terms of human and financial input and legal protection has fallen far short of what is needed.
@perslab_auth@EnigmaEuproject
🟦Fight against illicit cross-border traffic in cultural property
Countries need to provide more training to support skills-building in customs & excise authorities & police, as these agencies bear primary responsibility for preventing cultural crime.
@EuKiklo@EnigmaEuproject
Wishing all our partners, stakeholders, and followers a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year! We look forward to a successful 2026.
#ENIGMAproject#HappyHolidays#Innovation
Great news! 🎉 The #ENIGMA project has been featured on the front page of the prestigious Greek newspaper https://t.co/3m0NTrFrwV
Our platform is a powerful digital tool in the fight against the illegal trafficking of cultural heritage.
🟥Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
🟦Fifty years after the adoption of the 1970 UNESCO Convention, the illicit trade in cultural objects endures, with harmful consequences to local communities, archaeological landscapes and objects.
@perslab_auth@EnigmaEuproject
🟦Fight against illicit cross-border traffic in cultural property
🟦The exporting, importing and trading of cultural property raises many legal and ethical issues.
@EuKiklo@EnigmaEuproject
Culture under threat: A European Response to Illicit Trafficking.
Illegal trafficking in cultural goods remains a significant global challenge, contributing to the activities of international criminal networks and accelerating the loss of CH.
https://t.co/XXVR8op6g7
🟥Fight against illicit traffic in cultural property
The looting of historical cultural monuments and smuggling of stolen art and objects can only be combated successfully if national authorities take effective steps to eliminate illicit sales.
@perslab_auth@EnigmaEuproject
🟦Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property
International collaboration on the registration of stolen art and cultural property, including in INTERPOL databases and the Art Loss Register, is important and has helped to return art to its rightful owners.
@EuKiklo@EnigmaEuproject
🏛️ Today at “Trafficking and Conflict: Challenges for Cultural Heritage Today” we present how #ENIGMA is harnessing data & technology to safeguard cultural heritage.
From fighting illicit trafficking to protecting collections threatened by war and conflict
🌍 #CulturalHeritage
Today, KMKG hosts a conference on protection of CH, organised by KMKG, ICOM Belgium Wallonie Bruxelles and Blue Shield Belgium.
Dr Nick Mols will present the ENIGMA project.
@IcomOfficiel and @INTERPOL_HQ launch initiative to combat cultural theft and trafficking
Museum community agrees to strengthen global action againt heritage crime at triennial Icom conference
https://t.co/BNiHtMLgE0
We have been invited to the first webinar of the European ELLIE project. Discover how they use #AI, #VirtualReality, and #DigitalTwins to protect and enhance Europe's cultural heritage.
📅 Tuesday, Nov 25 | 14:00 CET
Register here: https://t.co/uvlflUkTUO
#culturalheritage
🟥International day against illicit trafficking in cultural property
🗓️Held every year on 14 November, this Day reminds us that illicit trafficking of cultural property takes place in every country, robbing people of their culture and history.
@EnigmaEuproject@perslab_auth
⏰International day against illicit trafficking in cultural property
⭕️Illicit trafficking of cultural property has many causes, and ignorance and poor ethics are at its very root.
@EuKiklo@EnigmaEuproject