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. How Does the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Protect Cultural Property?, Webinar, Online
The US Committee of the Blue Shield is hosting this talk with Sharon Nicastro of the American Red Cross.
When: 15 October 2025
Where: Online
More Info: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xdHHujWeSp2UalGqVlIAkA#/registration
2. Heritage in Crisis and Conflict: Canadian Considerations for Cultural Protection, Webinar, Online
“Join the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield to learn more about how our Canadian neighbors approach and enact cultural heritage protection. Dr. Shannon Lewis-Simpson, a Naval Warfare Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and a professor of archaeology at Memorial University, will provide details and context. “
When: 19 November 2025
Where: Online
More Info: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gdqn2J0tR-ix0hVQUsIJDQ#/registration
3. ICOM Revision of the Code of Ethics, Webinar, Online
ICOM invites all **members** to learn more about the third draft of the revised Code of Ethics and its relation to the 2004 Code and to participate in discussion about it.
When: 6 October 2025
Where: Online
More Info: https://icom.formstack.com/forms/ethcom_global_webinar_6_october_2025
4. Droit des biens culturels et du marché de l’art, Internship, Paris
Cabinet Corinne Hershkovitch is seeking legal interns specialising in art and cultural heritage law for 2026 and 2027. French speaking, of course, but with a high level of English. CV and Cover Letter by email. See post on Linkedin page.
Where: Paris, France
More Info: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cabinet-corinne-hershkovitch/
Contact: contact@cch-avocats.fr
5. Contested Objects, Connected Histories, PhD Position (visual sociology), Amsterdam
What an awesome project for a PhD researcher! “The project focuses on Bolesławiec pottery – a craft taken over by resettled Poles when Germans were expelled from Silesia after 1945. Today internationally renowned, the pottery remains entangled with memories of loss and appropriation, political change, and legal contest.” Remember PhD positions in the Netherlands are actual jobs with full salaries etc.
When: Apply by 1 December 2025
Where: University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
More Info: https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/phd-position-in-visual-sociology-contested-objects-connected-histories-netherlands-14460
Contact: o.sezneva@uva.nl
6. Translocations: International Perspectives on the Translocation of Cultural Assets, Lecture series, Online
he Research Center for Provenance Research, Art and Cultural Property Law at the University of Bonn is offering a weekly online lecture series covering numerous exciting topics of interest to this email list. Have a look and mark your calendars.
When: Starting 20 October 2025 and weekly afterwards
Where: Online
More Info: https://www.khi.uni-bonn.de/fpk/de/nachrichten/translocations-international-perspectives-on-the-translocation-of-cultural-assets
Contact: wasensteiner@uni-bonn.de