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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/a-u-s-yemen-case-study-in-safeguard
 ing-antiquities-and-cultural-heritage-amidst-conflict/
SUMMARY:A U.S.-Yemen Case Study in Safeguarding Antiquities and Cultural He
 ritage Amidst Conflict
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 bsp\;\n\nREMOTE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYears of crisis and war in Yemen have mad
 e the country’s rich archaeological sites and museums dangerously vulner
 able. Museums have been destroyed and the looting of archaeological sites 
 is ongoing. Many stolen objects have been illegally smuggled out of Yemen 
 and sold. The depletion of these cultural artifacts represents an erasure 
 of Yemen’s rich and vibrant cultural history.\n\nIn the United States\, 
 there have been coalitions formed among countries and organizations to pre
 serve cultural heritage items. In 2023\, the Republic of Yemen Government 
 announced agreements with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
  in Washington\, D.C.\, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York wh
 ere Yemen reclaimed ownership of stolen objects\, but made custody arrange
 ments for their short-term storage and exhibition in the United States. Ne
 w partnerships have emerged that are working to securely repatriate treasu
 res of history to the people of Yemen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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