Definition
Cultural property protection involves the complex and far-reaching issues securing a wide range of institutions. This entry primarily deals with museums; however, the concepts and considerations can be extended to the types of institutions which have numerous references, legal, and industry standards.
Introduction
Cultural property protection is a vast topic that includes an array of variables to consider. They face the same threats as every other public institution with the added complexity of protecting collection items while making them accessible to a wide range of visitors from school children to researchers. The items that need protection may be the property itself, irreplaceable art or artifacts, living animals or plants, and in some cases items in open public spaces. Events in the early part of the twenty-first century have resulted in a rise in violent attacks on artwork and at cultural properties of all types along with the overall increases in crimes including...
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Further Reading
FBI Art Theft Program 1994 − Theft of major artwork 18 USC Sect 668.
FBI Art Theft Program 1994 − Theft of major artwork 18 USC Sect 3294.
FBI Art Theft Program 1994 − Theft from interstate shipment 18 USC Sect 659.
FBI Art Theft Program 1994 − Illegal trafficking in native American remains and cultural items 18 USC Sect 1170.
FBI Art Theft Program 1994 − Theft of Government Property 18 USC Sect 641 and 2114.
Fischer, R., Halibozek, E., & Walters, D. (2012). Introduction to security (9th ed.). Newton: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Layne, S. P. (2014). Safeguarding cultural properties. Security for museums, libraries, parks and zoos. Waltham: Butterworth-Heinemann.
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DeMario, M., Balestrieri, J. (2018). Cultural Institutions Security (Art, Museums, Libraries, National Monuments). In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_36-1
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