US EditionUN Heritage Body Opens Virtual Museum to Spotlight Artefact Trafficking
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Unesco created a virtual interactive museum to learn about some of the most coveted cultural and historical objects that have been stolen. The initiative seeks to raise awareness about the trafficking of cultural goods in the world. A ritual mask from Zambia, a pendant from the ancient city of Palmira or a painting by the Swedish painter Anders Zorn, are some of the objects that, like so many others looted or stolen, are now displayed in a virtu…
The illicit trafficking of cultural property, a global scourge of billions of dollars, is constantly growing. It feeds organized crime and contributes to the financing of terrorism. Since its creation, UNESCO has developed legal instruments to combat this phenomenon since 1970.
UNESCO launches the first Virtual Museum of stolen cultural objects with DDB Paris and makemepulse
Paris, 30 September 2025 – Theft, looting, and illicit trafficking of cultural property are global scourges of our time, worth billions of dollars and constantly growing. They fuel organized crime and contribute to the financing of terrorism. Since its founding, UNESCO has developed landmark legal instruments to combat this trafficking, including the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Trans…
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