The ICOM International Observatory benefits from the work of its two dedicated committees: the Editorial Committee and the Consultative Committee.
Committee members bring their valuable expertise to support ICOM in gathering all kinds of data related to the fight against illicit traffic in cultural goods.
They also actively participate in the development of the Website's structure and content and impulse the current and future orientation of the project.
The Editorial Committee holds an additional mandate for the drafting of the final Global Report on illicit traffic in cultural goods which will be published by the International Observatory in the end of the project's first triennium (January 2013 - December 2015)
Members of the Observatory's Committees meet twice a year at ICOM General Secretariat in Paris, France.
Meetings were held on following dates:
4 -5 July, 2013
29 - 30 November, 2013
3 - 4 July, 2014
13 - 14 November, 2014
2 - 3, July, 2015
14 - 15 December, 2015
In addition, in order to strengthen its cooperation with governmental and non-governmental organisations involved in the fight against illicit traffic, ICOM undertakes field missions to a range of countries concerned by the issue: Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic of), Montenegro, Switzerland, Turkey and United States of America. These missions also are an opportunity to develop the knowledge of the trend in the countries concerned.
Members of the Editorial Committee:
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Art Crime Team, Art Theft Program, FBI, Department of Justices, United States of America |
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Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC), Arma dei Carabinieri, Italy |
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Central Office for the Fight against Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods (OCBC), Central Directorate of Judicial Police, Ministry of Interior, France |
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Criminal Organizations & Drugs Sub-Directorate, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) |
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Cultural Heritage Protection Treaties Section, Division for Cultural Expressions and Heritage, Sector for Culture, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
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International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) |
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National Museum of Bamako, Mali |
| Research Centre for International Legal Cooperation (CECOJI), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France | |
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Trafficking Culture, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Department for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property, General Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Museums, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey |
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Department of Underwater and Submarine Archaeological Research (DRASSM), Ministry of Culture and Communication, France |
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Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Croatia |
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Scientific Departments, Directorate General of Antiquities, Ministry of Culture, Lebanon |
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Division k42, Protection, Conservation and Return of Cultural Goods, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Germany |
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Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch, Division for Treaty Affairs, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) |
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Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Western Europe (RILO WE), World Customs Organization (WCO) |
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Sub-directorate of collections, French Museums Service, Directorate General for Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Communication, France |
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Specialized Body for the International Transfer of Cultural Property, Federal Office of Culture, Switzerland |