Category Archives: cultural property

As They Please

Impending Regulations Will Destroy the Decorative Arts Trade By Michael McCullough A certain amount of information about the meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking on March 20th has been passed on to me by members of the art … Continue reading

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Symposium on the 30th Anniversary of the Cultural Property Implementation Act

October 22, 2013, 6:30pm-9:00pm New York City Bar Association Agenda 6:30-6:35- Introduction (Dean Nicyper, Chair, Art Law Committee; Josh Lipsman, Chair, Cultural Property Subcommittee) 6:35-6:40- Moderator (Michael McCullough, Chair, International Trade Subcommittee and Managing Partner, Michal McCullough LLC) Overview of … Continue reading

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Cultural Property Event of the Century

Don’t miss it. Open to the public. Symposium on the 30th Anniversary of the Cultural Property Implementation Act Oct. 22, 2013    6:30 PM – 9:00 PM New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY Speaker and … Continue reading

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Iron and Light

By Michael McCullough MoMA Exhibition, “Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light” Very little in museum exhibitions of contemporary prints and photographs makes any deep impression on me these days. That is a confession of something lacking in myself, but it … Continue reading

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Presidential Power

From Drones to Drachms By Michael McCullough From the very beginning of the Republic, Americans have always delighted in accusing their chief magistrate of having totalitarian ambitions. With extraordinary derisiveness, every president since FDR has been called a “fascist” for … Continue reading

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Ownership Cui bono

American  Law and Claims to Cultural Property By Michael McCullough There are so many important questions that people who write about cultural property issues never get around to asking. Fascinated as we all are to know the curious circumstance of … Continue reading

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