Practice question · Put in order
Order the milestones in the protection of cultural heritage.
- NAGPRA requires repatriation to Native American descendants (1990)
- UNESCO Convention against illicit trafficking (1970)
- Hague Convention protects cultural property in war (1954)
- World Heritage Convention lists sites of universal value (1972)
- Museums begin systematic return of the Benin Bronzes (2020s)
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- Wartime protection came before market regulation.
- Recognition of descendant claims came last.
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- Hague Convention protects cultural property in war (1954)
- UNESCO Convention against illicit trafficking (1970)
- World Heritage Convention lists sites of universal value (1972)
- NAGPRA requires repatriation to Native American descendants (1990)
- Museums begin systematic return of the Benin Bronzes (2020s)
Why
From protecting property in wartime, to policing the market, to recognizing descendant claims: seventy years in which the question moved from "what is protected?" to "whose is it?"
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