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Reports July 10, 1997
- stealing Absolute Vodka ads from magazines
- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUSEUM SECURITY
- Historic house saved from partial demolition
- Fire hits Paris law courts near historic church (Sainte Chapelle)
- International Foundation for Art Research
- Art Loss Register
- Museum Services International
-forwarded from Exlibris-
Date sent: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 10:54:46 -0700
from: "susie r. bock" <Bocks@Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Absolute Vodka
The Security department in our library recently got a tip about someone
stealing Absolute Vodka ads from magazines. I had mentioned a listserv
message regarding this topic to the security officer and he asked if I
could get him a copy. I thought the message came out on exlibris, but I
have searched the archives and could not find the message.
If you have any information on similar thefts, or have a copy of the
listserv message, would you please send it to me.
Thank you.
Susie R. Bock
Special Collections Cataloging Supervisor
University of Colorado at Boulder
bocks@colorado.edu
303-492-2720
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Date sent: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 13:30:56 -0400
From: David Liston <SIWP01.OPS1.Listond@ic.si.edu>
To: securma@xs4all.nl
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUSEUM SECURITY
Please distribute this ICOM-ICMS announcement:
THIS ANNOUNCES ICMS 1997 BERLIN
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUSEUM SECURITY
International Committee on Museum Security ICMS
International Council of Museums ICOM
20-25 SEP 1997 at German Historical Museum, Zeughaus, Berlin
AGENDA\PROGRAMME
20 Sep evening: Registration and Welcome Meeting
21 Sep: Business Meeting, "Ethical Duty vs. Museum Work Experience"
22 Sep: "Two-Step Principle," "Human Staff and Security," Professional
Visit to Gemaldegalerie
23 Sep: "Integrating Surveillance and Alarm Systems," "Fire Protection,"
and
Professional Visit to Museum Island
24 Sep: Professional Visit to Castles and Parks of Potsdam
25 Sep: Professional Visit to Libeskind Building, Conference Summary
POST CONFERENCE TOUR: Dresden by Canal Boat
with ICOM Internat Committee for the Training of Personnel (ICTOP)
26 Sep: Professional Visit to Sachisiche Schweiz, including Bastei and
Castle Konigstein
27 Sep: Professional Visits to Green Vault, Dresden Town and
return to Berlin by bus
ARRANGEMENTS
300 DM Registration in cash, American express, Visa, Diners, Eurocard
200 DM Registration for accompanying person
For hotel assistance before 31 May (with breakfast):
120 DM single room, 190 DM double room
400 DM Post Conference Fee (hotel boat, breakfast, bus trips)
Herrn Bernd Burmeister
Deutsches Historisches Museum
Unter den Linden 2
10117 Berlin Germany
T 215 02 383
F 215 02 402
(The National Conference on Cultural
Property Protection will be held 9-12 February in Washington,
D.C. The theme will be "Improving Protection by Upgrades and
Construction". As soon as more information is availabe we will let you know. Ton Cremers)
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Historic house saved from partial demolition
BY BRYCE CORBETT
(Times of London)
AN HISTORIC house in the Cotswolds has been saved after a government inquiry ruled that its owner could not demolish part of his property.
Charles Wingfield was told yesterday to abandon plans to knock down two of the Victorian wings of Barrington Park House, Gloucestershire. Conservationists hailed the decision as "a victory for England's heritage".
In an application to the Cotswold District Council last November, Mr Wingfield, 72, argued that the money saved by not having to maintain the two crumbling wings could be used to maintain the rest of the 5,000 acre estate. Mr Wingfield said that he would be restoring the 103-room Georgian house to its original 18th-century design which Victorian architects had "compromised and distorted". The wings were "ungainly and unbalancing" additions which his grandfather had "tacked on" to the house in the 1870s, he said.
After his application was refused, he appealed to the Department of the Environment. Rejecting the appeal, John Prescott, said that the change would be detrimental to the house's character and setting.
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Fire hits Paris law courts near historic church
12:38 p.m. Jul 08, 1997 Eastern
PARIS, July 8 (Reuter) - A fire broke out on Tuesday in the Paris law courts near the historic Sainte Chapelle church, but was brought under control before it could damage the 13th century Gothic masterpiece, military guards said.
The fire started in a part of the basement used to store court archives, the guards said. The cause was not immediately known.
The courtyard where the Sainte Chapelle stands was ordered evacuated by police, and thick smoke billowed over the site on the Cite island in the River Seine in the heart of the French capital.
But the church, a major Paris tourist attraction, was untouched by the blaze and damage to the law courts was slight, the guards said.
Sainte Chapelle was built by the French king Saint Louis in 1245 to house relics he gathered during the Crusades. ^REUTER@
Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited.
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International Foundation for Art Research
From: VADLER@aol.com
Date sent: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 21:36:19 -0400 (EDT)
To: securma@xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: July 9, 1997
Reference your inquiry about IFAR: IFAR does not have a web page, However,
The Art Loss Register does! The ALR shares offices with IFAR in New York,
while ALR exists in London, New York, Dusseldorpf, and Perth. ALR may be
contacted at keyword "art loss". However, only selected thefts are placed
on their web page. Registration forms may be downloaded in English, German
and French.
International police agencies in the US, England, France, Germany,
and Italy do not want all stolen art notices available on the internet so as
to preclude criminals from learning the value of stolen goods and to prohibit
the art from going "underground" The anonymous access to stolen art data
would allow potential purchasers to eschew the art without reporting the
fact that it had indeed surfaced in the market to authorities. It would
also encourage a sort of "black market" where stolen art does not enter into
the sales and auction arena where it is generally intercepted by police.
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Additional information about the ALR:
(Ton Cremers)
•The Art Loss Register
(http://www.artloss.com/)
a permanent computerised database of stolen and missing works of art, antiques and valuables, operating on an international basis to assist law enforcement agencies in the battle against art theft. Supporting the vital work of law enforcement agencies worldwide, The Art Loss Register helps with the recovery of stolen art, antiques and valuables, discourages art theft and prevents fraud. Founded in January 1991 on the initiative of the insurance and art and antiques industries and operating as a commercial venture, the ALR is a significant development in the fight against art theft. 1996 was our sixth year of operations and gratifying progress has been made in the identification and assistance in recoveries since inception, of over 1000 items valued at £25 / $30 million. 130 insurers including Lloyd's syndicates have benefited from recoveries and the insurance industry as a whole are net beneficiaries. The international dimension of this business can be gauged from the fact that of these, 20% have been recovered outside the country of ownership.
In the UK especially, our market penetration is now very satisfactory having the support of 34 insurance companies and 85 Lloyd's syndicates, which accounts for some 90%+ of the fine art and household claims settled by loss adjusters. A high percentage of losses are logged but for those handled in-house by insurance companies, further education of claims handlers is required.
Overseas the company has obtained the support of the Austrian, Belgian, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish and Swiss Insurance Companies Associations, and active, marketing efforts are underway in Holland, Germany, and Italy. In France negotiations continue with the French Association of Insurance Companies and in Australia we are represented by The Loss Register.
In the USA 24 insurance companies subscribe and we have built solid relationships with the FBI, state police and art world. We are researching the possibility of appointing agents in various locations to represent us and increasing the dedicated staff in our New York office, run in conjunction with the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR).
The company is examining the possibility of helping to introduce a system for the identification and recovery of jewellery, particularly gem stones since at present this is a major area of loss to the insurance industry thus at present the ALR can only log those items which are unique.
The Art Loss Register
13 Grosvenor Place
London SW1X 7HH
Tel: 0171-235 3393
Fax: 0171-235 1652
email: artloss@artloss.co.uk
The Art Loss Register
Suite 1234, 500 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10110
Tel: 212 391 8791 Fax: 212 391 8794
email: alrnewyork@aol.com
The Art Loss Register
1060 Hay Street
P.O. Box 589 West Perth
Western Australia 6872
Tel: (619) 495 4040 Fax: (619)495 4060
email: admin@lossreg.com.au
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Museum Services International
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 18:02:55 -0400
From: Roger Wulff <museplan@erols.com>
Reply-to: museplan@erols.com
Organization: Museum Services International
Museum Services International (MSI) organized in 1981, received its
U.S. 501 (c) (3) non-profit tax-exempt status in 1983. MSI is an
international cultural consulting organization based in Washington, D.C.
The Principals work in association with a wide range of cultural and
museum experts and researchers to advise our clients on a broad range of
domestic and international cultural and museum issues, prepare studies
and analyses tailored to the requirements of public and private sector
clients, and provide planning and implementation services in all areas
of operations. As a fifteen year-old cultural service organization, MSI
has established and maintains contacts with institutions and cultural
professionals around the world. When combined, these two elements mean
that, not only does MSI custom design a "team" for each and every study
or project, but MSI is able to provide services in all areas of cultural
operations and activities. MSI's capabilities for the provision of
experienced services are unlimited. MSI is able to plan a new museum;
plan, design, fabricate and install an "interactive" three-dimensional
exhibition; or plan, research and design a program in the area of
"Cultural Tourism."
Recently, MSI has been working with Pinkerton Security &
Investigation Services in establishing "The Pinkerton International
Cultural Property Protection Program" which provides cultural
institution-specific security officer services, security training,
pre-employment screening and systems integration on a world-wide
basis.
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