The BILNAS Summer Lecture by Dr Morgan Belzic
We are delighted to invite guests to attend our Summer Lecture and Reception at the British Academy, London.
Dr Belzic’s lecture will be followed by an informal drinks reception and traditional Libyan food will be served.
Please click here to register for this in-person event. If you’re a BILNAS MEMBER or an enrolled STUDENT, it’s free to attend; guests are welcome to attend for a small fee (£12).
Summary:
In 2015, a French archaeological mission, supported by Libyan, Italian, and BILNAS teams, began studying Cyrenaican funerary sculptures from 600 BC to AD 400. These marble and limestone works, including Greek half statues and Roman portraits, reflect local styles and Greco-Libyan culture, with unique inscriptions and faceless divinities. The study also addresses looting and illicit trafficking, revealing the sculptures as markers of criminal networks destroying cultural heritage. By adapting provenance research methods, the project has impacted the global antiquities market and heritage preservation, highlighting the urgent fight against trafficking.
About the Speaker
Dr Morgan Belzic is Référent Sécurisation des Procédures d’acquisitions (Acquisition Procedures Security Officer) at the Louvre museum, Paris. He is an historian, Art historian and archaeologist and his main areas of expertise are the study of Greek sculpture, the history of collections and the history of the Antiquities Market.
