Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities in cultural property, art crime research, antiquities trafficking research, provenance studies, and related things. Postings are not endorsements.
This list is compiled by Donna Yates. Please let me know of any opportunities to announce.
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1. Cultural Property Protection 4 All (CPP4ALL), Networking Opportunity, In Person and Online
COST Action Cultural Property Protection 4 All (CPP4ALL) seeks scholars and researchers to join working groups on international legislation, illegal excavations, provenance research, education, and dissemination.
When: Open application
2. International Cultural Heritage Law, Short Course, Online
Five-session online course offering an introduction to cultural heritage as an international legal concept, covering trafficking, armed conflicts, restitution, and international protection instruments.
When: September and October 2025
Where: Online
Cost: £300 per person
3. Research Associate, Job, Lüneburg, Germany
Two research associate positions in the PAESE 3.0 sub-project focusing on provenance data development for ethnographic collections from colonial contexts within the Digital Provenance and Collection Research Science Space.
When: Apply by 3 August 2025
Where: Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany
Pay: EG 13 TV-L, 100%
4. Advancing Regional Cooperation to Protect Cultural Heritage: Insights from the U.S.–Cambodia Cultural Property Agreement, Panel Discussion, Washington D.C. and Online
Panel discussion on Cultural Property Agreements and U.S.-Cambodia collaboration featuring representatives from the Embassy of Cambodia, U.S. Department of State, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, and Antiquities Coalition.
When: 30 June 2025, register by 27 June 2025
Where: US-ASEAN Center, Washington D.C. and Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjLDp5WccKUtYmIriQUnG9JxV2yTqHGz7-VyZamGaEVrrl-A/viewform
5. Addressing Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property in Digital Era, Event, Paris and Online
UNESCO event addressing illicit trafficking of cultural property in the digital era.
When: 26 June 2025
Where: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France and Online
Cost: Unknown
More Info: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/addressing-illicit-trafficking-cultural-property-digital-era
6. Getty Scholars Program, Research Fellowship, Los Angeles, USA
Three, six, or nine month residential scholarship program supporting innovative research on the theme of Provenance.
When: Apply by 1 October 2025
Where: Getty Center, Los Angeles, USA
Cost: Fellowship stipend provided
More Info: https://www.getty.edu/projects/getty-scholars-program/
7. Diploma in Law and Collections Management, Course, London, UK
Five-day diploma course for museum and arts professionals covering ownership, ethics, deaccession, restitution, loans, intellectual property, and insurance with no prior legal knowledge required.
When: 6 to 10 October 2025
Where: London, UK
Cost: £1,800.00, 10% discount for IAL members
More Info: https://ial.uk.com/courses/diploma-in-law-and-collections-management/
8. Persecuted and robbed. The Sultan family and their property seized by the National Socialists, Presentation, Online
On the Sultan family and their property seized by the National Socialists, featuring collaboration between Freie Universität Berlin and a third-generation descendant.
When: 30 June 2025
Where: Online
Cost: Free
9. Unpacking Provenance: A Kakiemon Model of an Elephant, Webinar, Online
Webinar with experts discussing provenance research approaches for a Kakiemon elephant from the National Museum of Asian Art collections.
When: 15 July 2025
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/events/search/event:184960589/
10. The European Working Conference on Collections from Colonial Contexts, Conference, Netherlands
Conference focused on collections from colonial contexts organised by the Colonial Collections Consortium.
When: 23-25 September 2025
Where: The Netherlands
More Info: https://www.colonialcollections.nl/en/conference-2/
11. The 4th Doha Conference on Combating the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property, Conference, Doha, Qatar
Regional conference on combating illicit trafficking of cultural property focusing on crisis preparedness and cultural heritage protection from prevention to recovery.
When: 21-24 September 2025
Where: Qatar National Library, Doha, Qatar
Cost: Free
More Info: https://events.qnl.qa/event/l9Ml9/EN