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Consciousness Is All There IsDr Tony Nader in The Akademy Circle, LondonThe Akademy Circle is a private members' club based in London, Dubai, and Miami. Akademy brings together discerning individuals dedicated to personal growth and making a positive impact through the power of learning. The club offers its members an exciting programme of events hosted by world-class academics, creatives and business leaders at distinguished locations. Akademy’s insightful talks and inspiring experiences cover a wide range of subject areas, including arts and humanities, science, tech, business, fashion, wellness, and more. Akademy’s London programme featured a remarkable roster of prominent figures, including the art world icon and performance art pioneer Mari...
2025-03-241h 03
Consciousness Is All There IsDr Tony Nader in The Akademy Circle, LondonThe Akademy Circle is a private members' club based in London, Dubai, and Miami. Akademy brings together discerning individuals dedicated to personal growth and making a positive impact through the power of learning. The club offers its members an exciting programme of events hosted by world-class academics, creatives and business leaders at distinguished locations. Akademy’s insightful talks and inspiring experiences cover a wide range of subject areas, including arts and humanities, science, tech, business, fashion, wellness, and more. Akademy’s London programme featured a remarkable roster of prominent figures, including the art world icon and performance art pioneer Marina Abra...
2025-03-221h 03
Consciousness Is All There IsDr Tony Nader in The Akademy Circle, LondonThe Akademy Circle is a private members' club based in London, Dubai, and Miami. Akademy brings together discerning individuals dedicated to personal growth and making a positive impact through the power of learning. The club offers its members an exciting programme of events hosted by world-class academics, creatives and business leaders at distinguished locations. Akademy’s insightful talks and inspiring experiences cover a wide range of subject areas, including arts and humanities, science, tech, business, fashion, wellness, and more. Akademy’s London programme featured a remarkable roster of prominent figures, including the art world icon and performance art pioneer Marina Abra...
2025-03-221h 03
The Week in ArtArt theft: are museums safe under lockdown?We explore how safe museums are from theft now that they are closed and cities are under lockdown due to the coronavirus. We talk to Martin Bailey about the recent theft of a Van Gogh in the Netherlands, the history of stolen Van Goghs and who steals art and why. We also talk to Vernon Rapley, the director of cultural heritage protection & security at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, about how safe the museum is as London’s streets remain deserted. Plus, Laura Cumming picks the latest Lonely Work behind closed doors in a museum: Pieter Bruegel the El...
2020-04-1059 min
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfCulture under Fire [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Helen Frowe, Issam Kourbaj, Vernon Rapley, Professor Eleanor Robson | From the recent destruction of Palmyra and the looting of the National Museum of Iraq, cultural artefacts are one of the many casualties of armed conflict. What exactly is cultural property and whose property is it? How should we weigh its value against other priorities during times of conflict? What risks should be taken to protect it, and who is responsible for rebuilding and restoring when the conflict is over? Our speakers discuss the political and ethical issues around culture in war zones. Helen Frowe is Professor of...
2018-01-171h 29
Museum of Lost ObjectsThe Genie of NimrudThe Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria.The ancient Assyrians were fond of protective spirits. They had sculptures of all manner of mythological creatures lining the walls of their palaces. One such sculpture was a stone relief of a genie. This was a powerful male figure - a bountiful beard and muscular thighs but with huge wings sprouting from his back. Three thousand years ago, it adorned the walls of Nimrud, one of the great strongholds of Mesopotamia, near Mosul in...
2016-03-0715 min
Conflict and Cultural Heritage ConferenceLaw Enforcement of Cultural Heritage CrimePart of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 3: What is being done or should be done? Exploring archaeological and military heritage protection initiatives. With Vernon Rapley (Victoria and Albert Museum). Vernon Rapley will describe the difficulties encountered by law enforcement when trying to target the illicit trade of cultural heritage. He will explore the reasons why police departments can sometimes appear to be reluctant to engage fully in this area of criminality. Vernon will also draw upon his experience investigating cultural property criminals to provide and insight into their methodology and the potential scale and impact of their acts.
2015-11-1926 minConflict and Cultural Heritage ConferenceLaw Enforcement of Cultural Heritage CrimePart of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 3: What is being done or should be done? Exploring archaeological and military heritage protection initiatives. With Vernon Rapley (Victoria and Albert Museum). Vernon Rapley will describe the difficulties encountered by law enforcement when trying to target the illicit trade of cultural heritage. He will explore the reasons why police departments can sometimes appear to be reluctant to engage fully in this area of criminality. Vernon will also draw upon his experience investigating cultural property criminals to provide and insight into their methodology and the potential scale and impact of their acts.
2015-11-1900 min
Midweek30/03/2011This week Libby Purves is joined by Travis Meinolf, Vernon Rapley, Prof Lewis Wolpert and Rachel Clare. Travis Meinolf is an 'action weaver' who travels around the world engaging communities in interactive weaving, drawing on human connections, conversations and stories and embeds them into cloth woven on the move. He is interested in the symbolism and meaning of cloth and has been observing the way people in Libya are representing themselves through sewing their own flags. As part of an event organised by 'Curious About Craft', he will work with the local community in Birmingham. ...
2011-03-3041 min