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. Combating Art and Antiquities Crime: Australian and Transnational Perspectives, Conference and CFP, Sydney
“The Sydney Institute of Criminology is convening a conference to explore Australian and transnational perspectives on art and antiquities crime, with the aim of fostering collaboration between researchers and practitioners both locally and globally.” I’m going to be there, you should be there too! I think this is going to be an exciting conference.
When: Abstracts by 24 October, Conference 21–22 November 2025
Where: The University of Sydney Law School, Sydney, AustraliaMore Info: file:///Users/dyates/Downloads/callforpapers_2122november.pdf
Register: https://whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/a4739259-279f-4b53-af0e-7d6101a1d47a/Sydney%20Institute%20of%20Criminology%20Art%20and%20Antiquities%20Crime%20Conference%20|%20Combatting%20Art%20and%20Antiquities%20Crime:%20Australian%20and%20Transnational%20Perspectives
Contact: saskia.hufnagel@sydney.edu.au
2. Aux marges de la notion d’humanité? Fossiles et restes humains, Lecture, Geneva
Is a Neanderthal a human? Does that matter under the law? Paul Stewens will give a lecture on the legal treatment of fossils and human remains.
When: 2 October 2025
Where: Philosophers building – Jeanne Hersch Hall, University of Geneva, Switzerland
More Info: https://art-law.org/events/cas-cultural-heritage-law-2
Register: https://chk.me/T87P8Sl
3. Researching Jacques & Emma Rosenthal’s lost art collection, Conference, Munich (or on Zoom)
This is Colloquium XV of the series “Provenance and Collection Research” funded by the German Lost Art Foundation.When: 6 October 2025
Where: Central Institute of Art History, Katharina-von-Bora-Str. 10, 80333 Munich
More Info: https://www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2025/provenienz-und-sammlungsforschung-xv
4. How to Research Nazi-Looted Art, 3 part seminar, Online
The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project Foundation is offering introductory seminars for their “cross-searchable digital platform for archival documentation, research, and education on the looting of Jewish-owned cultural property by the Nazis, their allies, and collaborators”
When: 9, 16, and 23 October 2025
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2025/how-to-research-nazi-looted-art-part-I
5. Art for the Reich: Tracing Nazi-Looted Art from Belgium, Book Talk, Online
The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project is hosting a series of conversations with authors that “have enriched our understanding of looted art and Jewish culture”. The first will be author Geert Sels who wrote “Art for the Reich”
When: 18 September 2025
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nszFti_tQHaWMKKnRhcjHA#/registration
6. Artistic Networks of Trust Collecting and Dealing in Times of War and Diplomacy, Conference, Lisbon
“This event seeks to shed light on the complex social, political, and cultural dynamics that shaped the production, circulation, collecting, and display of artworks from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.”
When: 8–10 October 2025
Where: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
Cost: Free
More Info: https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/agenda/artistic-networks-of-trust/?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fgulbenkian.pt%2Fmuseu%2Fen%2Fagenda%2F%3FeventId%3D313095
7. Art Contracts, Short Course, Online
This course takes “a practical approach, considering the risks of typical art market contracts and how these can be addressed through drafting and negotiation”.
When: 7 November 2025
Where: Online
Cost: £72.00 (including UK VAT), with 50% off for IAL members (and members of UKRG and BADA)
More Info: https://ial.uk.com/product/artcontract-2025/
8. AI Applications in Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Protection, Call for Papers, CAA Vienna
“This session invites contributions from researchers, heritage professionals, law enforcement agencies, technologists, and policymakers working on AI- and ML-driven approaches to cultural heritage protection.” And I’m one of the organisers! If you are up for the CAA conference, please submit. This is session S9.
When: Abstract submission by 26 October 2025
Where: CAA Conference, ViennaMore Info: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7373673956559581185/?rcm=ACoAACLZ2X8BkViZMlh-rYNSwOGnsgq_6kKQOIM
Register: https://2026.caaconference.org/conference-sessions/
9. Transfer Journal, Call for Papers
Transfer is looking for papers! “The online journal transfer is an academic publication platform in the area of provenance research and the history of collection as well as adjacent fields of investigation, like art market studies, reception history, cultural sociology, or legal history. Issues are published semi-annually and exclusively online in Diamond Open Access.” Submissions in English or German.
When: Submission deadline 15 January 2026
More Info: https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/transfer/cfp
10. Trade, Trafficking and Translation: Exploring Yemen’s Cultural Heritage with Alia Ali, Talk, London
This talk considers 4 ancient Yemeni stela which were seized by Met police that are now in a V&A storeroom moving on to considerations of global perceptions of Yemeni culture.
When: 8 October 2025
Where: Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&A South Kensington, London
Cost: Free (must book)
More Info: https://cultureincrisis.org/news-and-events/event-announcement-trade-trafficking-and-translation-exploring-yemens-cultural-heritage-with-alia-ali?dm_i=7H4P,AFVO,R29FT,1CVYF,1
11. Associate Director of NAGPRA, Job, Cambridge, MA
Harvard University’s “Peabody Museum seeks an Associate Director of NAGPRA to oversee the programmatic activities in the NAGPRA Department that fulfill the legal and ethical implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).”
When: Apply ASAP
Where: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
More Info: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/HarvardUniversity/3743990009348675-associate-director-of-nagpra