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Combating Cultural Racketeering in the Levant

Project Overview and Updates

Project Name: Combating Cultural Racketeering in the Levant

Project Supporter: U.S. Embassy Beirut

Project Partners: Lebanese Directorate-General of Antiquities (DGA), Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM)

Project Status: Ongoing

Project Location: Beirut, Lebanon

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Representatives of the DGA, DGAM, U.S. Government, and 17吃瓜outside the National Museum of Beirut (Credit: U.S. Embassy Beirut).
Members of the DGA, DGAM, U.S. Government, and 17吃瓜during discussions on the protection of Lebanese and Syrian cultural property (Credit: ASOR).
Dr. Virginia Herrmann (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State) speaks to workshop participants about U.S. protection of international cultural property (Credit: ASOR).
Dr. Hanan Charaf leads a training session on the use of KoboToolbox for cultural heritage documentation (Credit: ASOR).
Workshop participants practice recording objects during a mock scenario on cultural property seizure (Credit: ASOR).
Workshop participants practice documentation during a mock scenario on theft from a museum (Credit: ASOR).
Workshop participants during a tour of Byblos generously led by local members of the DGA (Credit: U.S. Embassy Beirut).
Workshop participants alongside Regional Director Dr. Tania Zaven and other members of the local DGA team at Byblos during on-site training (Credit: U.S. Embassy Beirut).