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Murals in the Crosshairs: Trump’s Push to “Remake” Washington Could Erase Federal Art in 2026

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Shumla’s Hearthstone and Alexandria Projects – The Oldest ‘Books’ in North America

Shumla’s Hearthstone and Alexandria Projects are dating and digitally saving the Lower Pecos murals

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Smithsonian Teetering: Trump’s Demand for Possession and the New Politics of “Americanism”

A Chronology: February 2017–January 2026

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France Rewrites the Rules of Return

France’s Senate Passes Legislation on Restitution, Streamlined, But Not Wide Open

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Italy: sovereignty in food – “sovranità alimentare”

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Guarding memory in times of war: Ukraine’s journey in prosecuting war crimes against cultural heritage

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IN THE NEWS

The Greece MOU Request: Broad Restrictions, Thin Evidence

Egypt Wants a Heritage Embargo, Not Protection

The 25-Year Bolivian MOU: Restrictions Without Results

Pending Public Hearing on Renewal of U.S. Cultural Property MOUs With Greece, Egypt, and Bolivia

Stolen Goods vs Stolen Souls: Cambridge University Hands Over 116 Benin Bronzes to Oba

Italy: sovereignty in food – “sovranità alimentare”

France Rewrites the Rules of Return

White House Terminates Membership in ICCROM

Guidestar Seal of Transparency