Test Your Knowledge on the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property

Study Notes

Yuber Segade was arrested for stealing an art piece from a museum.
Segade had more than 15 criminal records.
The piece of art stolen was a jarrón (a small, decorative bowl) from a museum in Salto.
The theft was detected when a curator at the museum recognized the piece and called the police.
The police found Segade at the remates store where he was trying to sell the jarrón without a proper provenance.
The court ruled that the subasta be suspended and the police accompanied the museum's archaeologists as they recovered the piece from 162 lots of art.
After years of work, the national committee responsible for preventing and combating trafficking in cultural goods finished yesterday the first large repatriation of archaeological pieces (there is a smaller precedent).
This repatriation involved returning pieces of art to representatives of Peru, Ecuador and Egypt.
The Day International against Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property is celebrated every year on November 14th, to remind the world that illicit trafficking of cultural property happens all over the world, depriving people of their culture, identity, and history.
Illegal trade in cultural property is the fourth most lucrative type of international crime.
Cultural property can be stolen through the black market or through legal markets like auctions.
The process of recovering stolen cultural property is complex and often takes steps forward as it goes.
The Museum of Decorative Arts has been working to refine their processes when they know of an alert, a complaint, or a robbery.
The goal is to recover stolen cultural property as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Description

This quiz will ask you questions about the different types of illicit trafficking of cultural property. In order to help you, we have included a description of each type of trafficking along with some key facts. After taking this quiz, you will have a better understanding of the different types of illicit trafficking, and how to prevent it from happening. Good luck!