Official Bodies

United Kingdom

Ashmolean Museum

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

British Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum

Great North Museum (formerly Newcastle Museum)

HM Revenue & Customs

Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (MLA)

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Receiver of Wreck

Society of Antiquaries of London

Trading Standards Office

Treasure Valuation Committee

Victoria & Albert Museum

World Museum Liverpool

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United Nations

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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United States of America

Archaeological Institute of America

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• AIAD

  AIAD is an association of dealers in antiquities (including fine art, coins, metallic and ceramic objects) whose aim is to promote responsible antiquities dealing and to provide a support network and means of exchanging relevant information about fakes, forgeries, fraudulent misrepresentation and stolen goods with a view to identifying such items offered for sale and notifying the appropriate authorities.

  The initial impetus for the formation of the AIAD came from the British antiquities trade. Because of the nature of the antiquities trade, it is essential for the Association to include members based in Europe, the Americas and further afield.

  The AIAD offers Associate Membership to interested individuals, trade bodies and companies outside the antiquities trade who have relevant interests and experience, for example companies providing valuation, authentication and certification services.