University College London - Cultural property conference
University College London
18 September 2009, 1.30pm-6pm

The conference will explore the legal implications and ethical standards involved in the use of cultural property in HE teaching and research, and will introduce UCL's new Cultural Property Policy and Guidelines. Speakers of international standing will address a range of legal and ethical issues involved in the use of cultural property as a resource for research, teaching and public engagement.

The conference will be relevant to anyone involved in researching, teaching or studying the natural sciences, art history, history, archaeology, social and biological anthropology, comparative religion or any other subject which uses specimens or artefacts as resources.

Speakers
Professor Michael Worton, Vice Provost (Academic and International), UCL. Introduction to UCL's Report of Inquiry.

Associate Professor Lawrence Rothfield, University of Chicago.
Looting of antiquities and the international market: academic rights, responsibilities and obligations

Professor Norman Palmer, Kings College London. Cultural property:
obligations and rights under English and international law

Dr Adriano Aymonino, Commission for Looted Art in Europe. Art acquisition and publication: due diligence, ethics and academic responsibility

Dr Phil Manning, University of Manchester. Ethics and the practice of verifiable science

Dr Bernadette Lynch, freelance analyst, lecturer and writer on museology. Beyond the object: ethics of engagement

Sally MacDonald, UCL. UCL's new Cultural Property Policy and Guidelines.

Venue
Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT

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