CFP: The Restitution of Looted Artefacts since 1945: Denazification and Decolonization in Entangled Perspective (German Historical Institute in Rome, 16-18 May 2022)
Over the past decades, the restitution of cultural property has come to the forefront of both public and academic debates. Besides the well-established provenance research into Jewish-owned cultural property, postcolonial restitution has increasingly…
ANN: Lecture “Sammlung Ernst und Gertrud Flersheim” by Miriam Olivia Merz (online / Institut für Stadtgeschichte Frankfurt, 5 July 2021, 18:00 CET; in German)
Im Mai 1937 war es im Frankfurter Auktionshaus Hugo Helbing unter anderem zur Versteigerung der Sammlung von Ernst (1862–1944) und Gertrud (1872–1944) Flersheim gekommen. Das Ehepaar musste angesichts zunehmender antisemitischer Repressionen nach Amsterdam…
ANN: Ethical Principles for the Management and Restitution of Colonial Collections in Belgium (June 2021)
In October 2018, some sixty academics and professional staff from the museum and heritage sector put their name under an opinion article in two Belgian newspapers that emphasized the need for a serious…
ANN: Lecture – “Stepping onto the Pedestal: An Animating History of Restitution from the Napoleonic Wars“ by Alice Goff (American Academy in Berlin / online, 17 May 2021, 19:30 CET)
Stepping onto the Pedestal: An Animating History of Art Restitution from the Napoleonic Wars Online eventAll registered guests will receive participation instructions one to two days prior to the event.
ANN: Provenance Practices in Museums | A Roundtable Discussion (Online, 10 May 2021; 2pm BST)
Join us for the final session ‘Provenance Practices in Museums | A Roundtable Discussion’ in the ‘Thinking Provenance Thinking Restitution’ workshop series 2020-2021, convened by Dr Mary-Ann Middelkoop and Dr Lucy Wasensteiner. This…
CFP: The materialities of belonging: Objects in/of exile across the Mediterranean (Mobile Culture Studies, 2021; deadline 15 Apr 2021)
The call for the upcoming thematic issue 2021 of ›mcsj› (Mobile Cultural Studies Journal) is dedicated to following the trajectories of displaced things and persons, all by being open to the “surprise of…
ANN: IAL Course – Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics (Online, Jun to Dec 2021)
IAL’s Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics will run online over seven months, commencing Jun 2021. This intensive, interactive course is designed to introduce both art professionals and lawyers to the specific…
ANN: PhD Candidate Position on Nazi Looted Art (Maastricht University)
Maastricht University is offering one paid full-time PhD position to research Nazi looted art, for a fixed-term 4 year contract. The PhD researcher will perform research and write a thesis on the theme…
CFP: The Long History of Claims for the Return of Cultural Heritage from Colonial Contexts (Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, online, 17-19 Nov 2021)
Papers are invited for:The Long History of Claims for the Return of Cultural Heritage from Colonial Contexts 2021 Virtual conference of the German Lost Art Foundation in cooperation with The Research Center for…