ICOM Statements

Declaration of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the World Federation of Friends of Museums (WFFM) for worldwide Sustainable Cultural Tourism. (2007)
Illicit traffic on internet. Appeal from ICOM, UNESCO and Interpol (2007)
Statement by the President of ICOM on current legal actions against museums for the return of illegally exported cultural property (especially Italy Vs the J Paul Getty Museum) (2006)

Illicit Traffic workshops

Workshops on the illicit trafficking of cultural goods worldwide are organised for museum professionals, police and customs agents in order to teach best practices.

ICOM organised workshops between 1993 and 2003 during which museum professionals made some declarations:

Tanzania (1993)
Mali (1994)
Ecuador (1995)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1996)
Tunisia (1998)
Vietnam (2001)
Colombia (2002)
Sri Lanka (2003)