Antiquities Coalition

The Antiquities Coalition is leading the international campaign against cultural racketeering, the illicit trade in ancient art and artifacts.

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📊 Strong data = strong heritage protection. Transparent reporting helps law enforcement identify trafficking trends, target enforcement, and better protect archaeological sites.

Want to see what we mean? Check it out: https://t.co/p8kNGrmlkp

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🖼️🤝💰 Links between antiquities trafficking and financial crime? Count on it.

AC Executive Director, @Terressa_Davis, talks AML, market integrity, and the fight against #CulturalRacketeering with @AMLRightSrc. https://t.co/NjuyFmOdgy

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🏺 A miner's cart of dirt-encrusted antiquities.
💼 A shell company.
🤐 A confession.

For @Hyperallergic, @ArtCrimeProf examines the Aboutaam network—and asks what responsibility museums have to report suspicious objects.

https://t.co/Jc1UAXCZaQ

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The @FT profile of Matthew Bogdanos highlights a simple truth: Accountability isn't anti-market—it's what makes a thriving #ArtMarket possible.

A transparent market rewards legitimate buyers, strengthens confidence, and helps honest dealers thrive.

https://t.co/AXY0uizGhl

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Another victory against #CulturalRacketeering.

The @ManhattanDA Office has returned three looted Khmer sculptures to #Cambodia and acknowledged the Antiquities Coalition for supporting these investigations. But many treasures remain missing.

Learn more: https://t.co/mHo0RRknTz

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🌏 Country Highlight: India

In 2026 alone, the @ManhattanDA Office has returned 657 stolen antiquities to #India —a remarkable success.

But the work continues→ 420 antiquities stolen from protected monuments remain missing.
https://t.co/0QBNZL28Me

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🇺🇸 A Legacy Worth Celebrating 🇺🇸

This #America250, we celebrate a tradition of American leadership that extends beyond our borders: protecting our shared heritage.

The U.S. leads global efforts to keep stop art crime, protect shared heritage, and strengthen global security.

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#ArtCrime isn't just a heritage issue—it's a financial crime issue.

🖼️ The AC joined global leaders in Rome to help develop the Rome Statement on Art Market Integrity, calling for stronger links between AML efforts and cultural property protection.

https://t.co/LioLLygzpH

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Closing U.S. markets to looted and stolen antiquities starts with Cultural Property Agreements.

On July 14–16, CPAC will review a new agreement request from #Romania, proposed extensions with #Albania and #Nigeria.

https://t.co/p0pTs4gJYj

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TODAY join us for an insider look at 'The Man Who Stole the Gods.'

Author Matthew Campbell, Tess Davis, and Peter Bergen will expose the one of the largest antiquities trafficking networks in modern history.

📍In-person + Online
🕛12 PM EDT

Register: https://t.co/XP3BK6qIWZ

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🏆A major victory against #CulturalRacketeering in the Pacific.

The @ManhattanDA announced the return of 20 cultural objects, valued over $100,000, to the people of Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and New Zealand.

🔗The PR: https://t.co/KWeN2fxKj4

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🏗️In 2022, a Berlin construction crew revealed a WWII-era cellar filled with thousands of lost treasures.

Unpacking Provenance, a @NatAsianArt webinar series, will explore the full story June 2, at 11:00 AM CT.

Register here! https://t.co/Ts8azuCP78

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NEW from @TheAtlantic—“How did $65M of allegedly stolen antiquities wind up in two of the world’s greatest museums?”

Tracing the journeys of two Egyptian treasures, journalist @ArielSabar uncovers the dark histories of major museum collections.

https://t.co/agfIhvvR5k

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📅Mark Your Calendar📅

For an exclusive event co-hosted with @NewAmerica, AC Executive Director @Terressa_Davis, @peterbergencnn, and @Mcinparis will discuss 'The Man Who Stole the Gods' in-person/online on June 10, 12 PM EST.

Register here: https://t.co/wcuy0NXs6E

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Bad Bunny brought Latinx heritage to the 2026 @SuperBowl. But his 2021 #MetGala trench echoes another rich culture.

This looted Khmer sculpture was pulled from the @MetMuseum and returned home. But many of Cambodia's gods remain missing.

#LooksVsLoot https://t.co/zZyKaZzL48

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One of the “Ten Most Wanted” Antiquities Surfaces After Half a Century—this ancient ceremonial vessel, one of over 120 missing Kolomoki Mound Artifacts from Georgia, has been recovered.

Find out more! https://t.co/KpMYXFbLt4

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In 2016, @Zendaya 's retro bob called back to an earlier era of fashion. The ’80s? No—the 800s…B.C.

This bronze Priest/King returned to Egypt in 2022 after years in the Met’s collection.

🖼️Art is in fashion. Is accountability? #LooksvsLoot #MetGala

https://t.co/9ST9KsXkmG

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💅“Fashion is Art.” But is protecting art still in fashion?

This #MetGala, #LooksVsLoot returns—pairing red carpet looks with antiquities repatriated from the Met. Behind the glamour are objects tied to plunder, conflict, and organized crime.

https://t.co/BCETYKSLbi

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Tonight, the #MetGala celebrates “Fashion is Art.”

But many of the objects behind that inspiration carry histories of armed conflict, racketeering, and organized crime.

🧵 Follow along as we match iconic looks with stolen antiquities returned from the Met.

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Art heists are trending.

Responding to the thefts of Cézanne, Matisse, and Renoir masterpieces, AML experts warn legal gaps expose the U.S.—the world’s largest art market—to money laundering and illicit finance.

@FACTCoalition @TransparencyUSA

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