Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts CLE:

Cultural Heritage Issues on a Global and Local Scale

Interested in cultural heritage, museum ethics, and international
treaties? Registration is still open for the Cultural Heritage CLE
offered by the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA)
program of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelaphia.

Preserving cultural patrimony and developing standards for building
museum collections have been big news in recent years. PVLA is offering
an upcoming program to discuss these issues.

Presented in partnership with Penn Cultural Heritage Center of Penn
Museum, this half-day program will use local Philadelphia case studies
to explore this important topic and give attorneys a means to fulfill
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit requirements.

Speakers

• Sharon M. Erwin, Esq.
• Patty Gerstenblith, Esq.,Professor of Law at DePaul University and Director of the Center for Art, Museum and Cultural Heritage Law, and President, Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation
• Richard M. Levanthal, Director, Penn Cultural Heritage Center of the Penn Museum

Speakers will focus on cultural heritage, museum ethics, international treaties, and local Philadelphia case studies. The lunchtime discussion will focus on the controversy of the "world museum."

• December 5 , 2008, 8:00 a.m. registration. 8:30 program begins.
• Hosted by Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in partnership with the Penn Cultural Heritage Center of Penn Museum located at 3260 South Street, Philadelphia
• Cost is $189 per attorney; $125 for arts professionals
• This program will fulfill 4 CLE credits, including one ethics credit
• Please find directions and parking information by clicking here
• Register at:
  https://www.artsandbusinessphila.org/secure/culturalheritage.asp