ANN: The “Lexicon of Austrian Provenance Research” has been re-designed (also in English)
The basic idea of the “Lexikon der österreichischen Provenienzforschung” is to bring together the findings which the members of the Commission for Provenance Research and further provenance researchers have been gathering since 1998 on…
CONF: Motion: Migrations – CIHA World Congress in São Paulo, 17-21 Jan 2022
The 35th World Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art (CIHA) will take place January 17-21, 2022. Originally planned as an in-person gathering in São Paulo, Brazil, the format has shifted to a hybrid…
CFP: Post-Colonial Heritage in the Present (Rome, 12-13 Oct 2022)
Coming to terms with the long-lasting impact of colonialism has recently been the focus of attention of a number of cultural institutions transnationally. From the 90s onward scholars have noted multiple ways to…
CONF: “The Return of Beauty” – Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art in Comparative Perspectives (Online / Universities of Tel Aviv and Bonn, 2 Feb 2022, 6 pm Bonn / 7 pm Tel Aviv)
This conference is the culmination of a semester-long, unique course titled ‘Nazi-Looted Art: Law and Provenance Research’, a special collaboration between the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, funded by its programme of excellency (Transdisciplinary Research Area [“TRA”]…
ANN: Patrimoine spolié pendant la période du nazisme. La restitution des biens culturels en France, de 1944 aux années 1990 (INHA Paris, 9 Dec 2021, 18:30 CET)
Dans l’après-guerre, la restitution des biens culturels s’est faite presque sans publicité. Ni l’État ni les spoliés n’ont mené de campagne publique. Plus tard, les mémoires des victimes de la persécution ne se…
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…
ANN: Institute of Art & Law: Short Deaccession Course (1 Dec 2021)
The Institute of Art & Law’s popular course on museum deaccessioning will be running once again this year. With many museums still facing financial struggles as a result of the pandemic, the prospect…
CFP / JOB: 70 Years of Holocaust Compensation and Restitution / Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships (Tel Aviv University, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, and Yad Vashem)
On September 10, 1952, historical agreements were signed in Luxembourg between the government of Israel, the Conference on Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany, and the government of West Germany regarding the provision of…
ANN: Séminaire Patrimoine spolié pendant la période du nazisme 1933-1945 (INHA Paris / online: 14 Oct / 10 Nov / 9 Dec 2021, 18:00-20:00)
Après un premier cycle de séminaires « Patrimoine spolié pendant la période du nazisme (1933-1945) » en 2019, consacrés à la recherche de provenance dans différents pays, musées ou collections, le séminaire poursuit l’étude de quelques…