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Training participants practice techniques for photographing, examining, and documenting various cultural artifacts from NMNH collections. Smithsonian Collections and Collaborations in Cultural Heritage Training Training participants practice techniques for photographing, examining, and documenting various cultural artifacts from NMNH collections.
14th-century illuminated manuscript repatriated to Italy in 2016 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Cultural Property Anti-Trafficking Workshops Move Online 14th-century illuminated manuscript repatriated to Italy in 2016 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Participants and presenters at the conference: Cuneiform Tablets: Origins, trafficking, and best practices for the future. Photograph by Dr. Keats Webb, Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution. MCI hosted conference on ancient Mesopotamian tablets Participants and presenters at the conference: Cuneiform Tablets: Origins, trafficking, and best practices for the future.