CFP: Material Memory and the Provenances of Medieval Artefacts (TU Berlin, 3-4 September 2026)
Objects record their material pasts: A medieval manuscript’s parchment pages, for instance, retain traces of animal bodies and thus reflect their physical source. Similarly, varying states of silver corrosion and shades of gold…
CFP: Challenges in provenance research and art restitution (Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, 30 Nov-1 Dec 2026)
The signing of the Washington Declaration in 1998 marked the beginning of a new phase in the examination of the Nazi era – in particular, the confiscation of art and cultural assets as…
CFP: Transnational Artistic Relations in the Cold War Era (Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, 25 Nov 2026)
The Cold War was an overriding force that profoundly shaped the conditions under which artists, curators, and cultural institutions could establish and maintain international contacts. While the global landscape was complex, the metaphor…
CFP: Collections et marché de l’art au XIXe siècle (Institut national d’histoire de l’art, Paris – 26 June 2026)
Le petit mobilier qui circule sur le marché de l’art au XIXe siècle et peuple nombre de collections publiques et privées constitue une catégorie hétérogène : dimensions, matériaux, techniques, usages et provenances sont…
CFP: transfer – Zeitschrift für Provenienzforschung und Sammlungsgeschichte / Journal for Provenance Research and the History of Collection
The online journal transfer is an academic publication platform in the area of provenance research and the history of collection as well as adjacent fields of investigation, like art market studies, reception history,…
CFP: Annual Conference 2026: (Re)Positioning Provenance Research – Changed Frameworks – New Challenges?
The Annual Conference of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V. will will take place in Hanover from 3 to 5 November. The new German „Court of Arbitration for Nazi-Looted Cultural Property“, which began its work…
CFP: Sammeln, erforschen (AG Sammlungen im Arbeitskreis zur Erforschung der „Moderne im Rheinland“ e.V. – Düsseldorf, 11-13 Nov 26)
Sammeln erforschen – internationale, nationale und regionale Bestandsaufnahme und Perspektivierung. Das Sammeln gehört zu den grundlegenden kulturellen Praktiken. In seiner historischen und begrifflichen Nähe zum Archiv bildet es bis heute einen wesentlichen Bestandteil…
CFP: Quart 82: The Materiality of Art in Pre-Modern Central and Eastern Europe
Issue 82: The Materiality of Art in Pre-Modern Central and Eastern Europe. Submission deadline: 31 May 2026Publication date: December 2026Editor: Prof. Dr Aleksandra Lipińska The history of pre-modern art, long focused on questions…
CFP: Revolutions, Art, and the Market (Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, 4-5 June 2026)
Art market trends and practices, whether historical or contemporary, are affected by networks of complex and often competing forces. As moments of political, economic,intellectual or technological rupture, revolutions have significantly shaped art market…