In the winter semester 2025/26, the Research Center for Provenance Research, Art and Cultural Property Law at the University of Bonn is offering a weekly online lecture series titled “Translocations. International Perspectives on the Translocation of Cultural Assets.”
Provenance research examines the ownership and history of objects in different historical contexts. This work is based on the reconstruction of various object movements, also known as “translocations.” The lecture series deals with the translocation of cultural assets over the last five centuries and asks questions such as: Why do objects move, what meanings are attributed to them, and what role do they play in the various contexts in which they move? How can we reconstruct and interpret object translocations? What types of object movements are considered problematic today?
Over the course of twelve sessions, international figures who work in museums, the art trade, universities, and other research institutions will explore these questions by providing insights into their respective daily work and highlighting case studies.
The lectures will be held in English (see the program for exceptions).
The series is offered as part of the master’s program “Provenance Research and History of Collecting,” but is open to all interested parties.
For additional information, visit: www.khi.uni-bonn.de/fpk/de/nachrichten/translocations-international-perspectives-on-the-translocation-of-cultural-assets
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