CFP: Combating the Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects – Interdisciplinary Challenges and New Perspectives of EU Law and Policy (University of Opole, 13 May 2022)
The Institute of Law Studies of the University of Opole, the Institute of Art History of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), and the International Society for Research on Art and…
CFP: Opere in viaggio / Artworks on the move (Mantova, Istituti Santa Paola, 18-19 May 2022)
Scholars, at any stage of their career, are invited to submit their proposals for the conference “Opere in viaggio. Reimpieghi, collezionismo e nuove committenze a Mantova tra XVIII e XIX secolo” (Mantua, Istituti…
STIP: PhD Fellowship, REPATRIATES Project (Central European University, Vienna; from 1 Sep 2022)
Call for Applications: Fully Funded PhD Fellowship at Central European University, Vienna in the REPATRIATES project and History in the Thematic Area of: Artistic Research in Museums and Communities engaged in the process…
ANN: Parcours d’objets. Études de provenances des collections d’art “Extra-occidental”. Les collections d’Amérique du Nord en France (INHA Paris, 16 Dec 2021, 18:30 CET)
Le musée du quai Branly – Jacques-Chirac dispose d’une importante collection d’objets collectés entre 1650 et 1850, dans les régions du Sud-Est, des Plaines et des Grands Lacs, situées dans les territoires actuels…
EXH: Retracing Provenances / Retracer la Provenance (Musée cantonal d’archéologie et d’histoire, Lausanne, 12 Oct 2021-3 April 2022)
Depuis 2016, le MCAH étudie les conditions d’acquisition de ses objets ethnographiques. Grâce aux exemples de quelques pièces originaires d’Amérique, d’Afrique et d’Asie, cette exposition invite les visiteurs à découvrir la chaîne de documentation…
ANN: Panel Discussion: Restitution & Book Discount (Lund Humphries & Sotheby’s Institute of Art / online, 22 Nov 2021, 5:30pm GMT)
Lund Humphries (art book publishers) cordially invites you to a forthcoming event on the topic of the restitution of cultural artefacts. This online panel discussion marks the launch of Alexander Herman’s new book (Restitution: The Return…
PUBL: “Behind the Supposed ‘Billion-Dollar’ Illicit Antiquities Market“; by Maria Goretti Tai (Art and Cultural Heritage Law Newsletter)
The trade of art and antiquities has been called the laundromat for illicit money. Thus, a United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations’ report proposed an amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act: it…
CONF: Persian Art – The Shifting of Objects, Images and Ideas in Early 20th Century Central Europe (online/Institute of Art History, University of Vienna, 29-30 Oct 2021)
International Workshop organised by the research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) / Lise Meitner Programme (M2428-G25) in collaboration with the Institute of Art History, Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, University…
EXH: Antique Sculptures from Libya and Syria: The Fight against the Trafficking of Cultural Heritage (Paris, Musée du Louvre; until 13 Dec 2021)
The Musée du Louvre currently presents an exhibition devoted to the fight against trafficking of cultural heritage (“Sculptures antiques de Libye et de Syrie. Lutter contre le trafic illicite de biens culturels“). It shows…