EXH: À qui appartiennent ces œuvres ? Une nouvelle salle pour la mémoire et la recheche, consacrée aux œuvres MNR (Musée d’Orsay, Paris)
Le mardi 5 mai 2026, le musée d’Orsay a ouvert au public une nouvelle salle dédiée à la présentation des MNR (Musées Nationaux Récupération), œuvres retrouvées en Allemagne et en Autriche à l’issue…
CFP: The Future of Digital Provenance Research – Dreams and Realities (Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, Magdeburg – 6/7 Oct 2026)
The German Lost Art Foundation is dedicated to cultural property that was unlawfully seized from its owners – during the Nazi era, the colonial period, and in the Soviet Occupation Zone and the…
ANN: While the world races toward AI-generated answers, one founder is going back to the Source
Source (bemysource.com) is a human-powered research network that connects clients with specialist contributors who physically access archives, libraries, court records, and museum collections worldwide. Every engagement is conducted by a verified researcher in…
CFP: Towards a Global History of Provenance Research (Paris, Ecole du Louvre – 22-23 Jun 26)
The inaugural conference of the UNESCO Chair at the École du Louvre aims to cast a retrospective gaze upon the conditions that gave rise to provenance research and upon the reasons why it…
CFP: transfer – Special Issue, 2027/28
transfer – Zeitschrift für Provenienzforschung und Sammlungsgeschichte / Journal for Provenance Research and the History of Collection. transfer is an interdisciplinary academic publication platform in the area of provenance research and the history…
ANN: Provenance Research Today: Issues, Resources, and Networks – Training Program (Center for Art Collection Ethics, University of Denver – 22-26 June 2026)
The Center for Art Collection Ethics (ACE) at the University of Denver (DU) is pleased to announce a hybrid training program: Provenance Research Today: Issues, Resources, and Networks. In its fifth iteration since…
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…
CONF: Wiedergutmachung and Provenance Research: Accessing and Comprehending the Paper Trail (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich – 11 March 2026)
Since 1945, various laws and regulations have been enacted to compensate for Nazi injustices. The associated administrative procedures have resulted in extensive source material, which is now being intensively consulted by researchers investigating…