July 20, 2013
Newman Alumni Center
6200 San Amaro Drive · Coral Gables, Florida · 33146
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Totalitarian regimes of the past century violated property rights with impunity. Communist and Nazi authorities looted churches, homes, shops, galleries, museums and individuals. The millions of refugees who fled mass arrests, executions and sweeping confiscations left behind their homelands and everything they owned. Those who stayed behind, if they survived, were often forced to sell their personal property. Officials enriched themselves but also raised hard currency to fund regime survival by selling the loot – mostly to foreigners who turned a blind eye to the provenance. Recovering looted art, antiques, jewelry and other personal property is difficult and costly. Former owners and heirs have had varying degrees of success.
Experts at The Art of Looting conference will discuss the systematic confiscation of art by the Nazis and Communists as well as hurdles to restitution in Germany, Poland and Romania. Speakers will also address the recovery of art and other valuables looted from Cuba and unique approaches to deterring the sale and purchase of these pre-Revolution items.
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See: The Art of Looting Miami Herald Events
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:45 a.m. Welcome, Introduction and Overview of Program
– Dr. Tania C. Mastrapa, Mastrapa Consultants & The Institute of World Politics
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Thieves Stealing from Thieves, Victims from Victims: Poland’s Art in the Wake of 20th Century Totalitarianism
– Dr. John T. Radzilowski, University of Alaska Southeast & Piast Institute
Rooting the Looting: Romanian Treasure and Communist Era Property
– Dr. Lavinia Stan, Centre for Post-Communist Studies-St. Francis Xavier University
Q & A
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Stasi-Looted Art: A Hunt for Western Money
– Dr. Ulf Bischof, Bischof & Paetow
Pursuing Looted Artworks: How to Recruit Allies
– Dr. Willi Korte, Holocaust Art Restitution Project (HARP)
Q & A
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Cuban Booty: Art, Antiques, Jewelry and Other Valuables
– Dr. Tania C. Mastrapa, Mastrapa Consultants & The Institute of World Politics
The Cuban Adjustment Act: Open Door Policy for Criminal Activity in the Art World and Beyond
– Chris Roach, Adams & Reese
Q & A
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Role of Legal, Political and Other Processes to Help in the Recovery of Cuban Collections
– Shanker A. Singham, Squire Sanders (US) LLP
Registration, Mediation and Recovery of Looted Art: Prospects for Cuban Collections
– Christopher A. Marinello, Art Loss Register
Q & A
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Lunch will be provided. Space is limited. July 12, 2013 is the last day to register and pay for this event.
Entries are nontransferable and a photo ID will be required on the day of the event. No cancellations or refunds after July 12, 2013.