The first Antiquities Action meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year will take place in a new location, WIN 2.212. During the meeting, there will be an introduction to the group and plans for the year. This academic year will focus on local, living, and intangible heritage, culminating in the annual Antiquities Action spring symposium.
Antiquities Action is a group that aims to educate, raise awareness, and take action on issues related to art crime, cultural heritage management, preservation and destruction of heritage sites, whether as a result of war, climate change, tourism, and development. Antiquities Action looks at questions related to museum ethics and management, the international trade in art and antiquities, and the representation of and uses of the past in popular culture. It sponsors a rotating series of lectures, films, speakers, and events on these issues, and organizes a day-long symposium every year in the spring. Antiquities Action is open to anyone at UT Austin: faculty, staff, and students, as well as to people outside the UT Austin community. All participation is welcome.