CONF: Leerstellen. Provenienzforschung als Zugang zu jüdischer Kultur und Museumsgeschichte in Sachsen (Dubnow-Institut, Leipzig – 28-29 October 2026)
Drawing on the perspectives of art history, Jewish history, and museum studies, the conference examines the role of Jewish collections in the development of the art and museum landscape in Saxony, with a…
CONF: (Re)locating Provenance Research – Changed Framework Conditions, New Challenges? (2026 Annual Conference of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V., Hannover – 3-5 Nov 2026)
Over three days and nineteen panels, this year’s annual conference brings together the central themes of the field: looted art and restitution — from the new Arbitration Body for Nazi-Confiscated Art to perspectives…
CONF: The Internationalisation of African Art (15–16 Oct 2026)
Organizers: Jonathan Adeyemi and Kathryn Brown (Loughborough University) Location: Sotheby’s Institute of Art, 30 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EE and Online Registration Link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/7kp9tsUQGv?origin=lprLink
CONF: The Future of Digital Provenance Research – Dreams and Realities (Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste / Museum of Cultural History, Magdeburg – 6-7 Oct 2026)
This conference will provide a platform for critical reflection on current methods, technologies and practical applications for digitally supported provenance research. Interdisciplinary perspectives will be brought together and innovative approaches highlighted in order…
CONF: Privatsammlungen in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone und der DDR (Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – 17-18 Sept 2026)
Vom 17. bis 18. September 2026 veranstaltet das Kunsthistorische Institut der Universität Bonn in Kooperation mit den Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz in den Räumlichkeiten der Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz die Tagung „Privatsammlungen in…
CONF: Material Memory and the Provenances of Medieval Artefacts (TU Berlin – 3/4 Sept 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…
CONF: The Sailing Stones. Stone Trade in Waterscapes: The Adriatic Basin in Comparative Perspective (Pula, Archaeological Museum of Istria / online – 26-27 June 2026)
The conference explores the extraction, trade, and utilization of building stone in the Early Modern Adriatic basin and its interconnected river networks. The forum investigates a dynamic “waterscape” ecosystem where raw blocks, ready-made…
CONF: Journées du réseau des collections d’Antiquités orientales en France (Louvre / INHA, Paris – 29-30 June 2026)
À l’occasion du lancement du Réseau des Antiquités orientales en France (RAoF), le département des Antiquités orientales du musée du Louvre, en sa qualité de grand département patrimonial pour l’art et l’archéologie du…
CONF: Looted Art and the Art Market: Nazi Art Theft in Belgium, Europe, and Its Aftermath (Brussels, 11–12 June 2026)
On 11-12 June 2026, the Royal Museums of Fine Art of Belgium will host an international conference entitled Looted Art and the Art Market: Nazi Art Theft in Belgium, Europe, and Its Aftermath. Bringing…