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. Measuring Cultural Heritage: Indicators for Cultural Heritage Law and Policy Development, Call for Papers
The Santander law review has a CFP for this topic and seeks papers that represent “Interdisciplinary scholarship, empirical research, and policy-focussed analyses on the design, application, and implications of cultural heritage indicators by providing a bridge between cultural heritage law, policy development, and empirical evaluation. It also aims at present- ing insights that can guide scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in measuring, protecting, and promoting cultural heritage in ways that are sustainable, inclusive, and evidence-based.”
When: Manuscripts due on 15 May 2026
More Info: https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/saaclr/article/measuring-cultural-heritage-indicators-for-cultural-heritage-law-and-policy-development
Contact: a.jakubowski@inp.pan.pl
2. History of Market for Art and Cultural Goods, Call for Papers
For a Special Issue of the Journal of Cultural Economics, this call seeks papers about “the economic history of markets for visual arts” including, among other things, “colonial-era looting and post-colonial restitution, illicit trafficking in cultural property”.
When: Submission by January 2027
More Info: https://link.springer.com/journal/10824/updates/27818466
3. Art and Cultural Heritage: Law, Policy and Practice, Summer School, Milan
“The Summer School in “Art and Cultural Heritage: Law, Policy and Practice” is designed to develop participants’ knowledge of the main issues in international cultural heritage law, including the regulation of the art trade, the fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural property, the restitution of stolen or looted artworks, and the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict.” In English
When: Enrol by 31 May 2026
Where: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
Cost: 990.00 or 1400 EUR
More Info: https://inbreve.unicatt.it/sws-art-and-cultural-heritage
4. Looted Art and the Art Market: Nazi Art Theft in Belgium, Europe, and its aftermath, Conference, Brussels
The project ProvEnhance (Enhancing the provenance data of the collections of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (RMFAB) since 1933. Scientific study, digital valorisation and narrative in context) invites attendees to their conference.
When: 11–12 June 2026
Where: oyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
More Info: https://lootedart.com/XJV700785101
5. MA Security and Cultural Heritage Studies, Course, Online
“The Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting (DFLTI) of the Ionian University, with the support of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage-related Activities, announces the call for the 2. circle of MA “Security and Cultural Heritage Studies” for the academic year 2025-2026.”
When: Apply by 10 February 2026
Where: Online, Delivered by the Ionian University
More Info: https://future.ionio.gr/scher-masterprogram/
6. Provenance Research Training Programme, Course, Online and Denver
A save the date for this programme. Get in touch with them for more information.
When: Training from 22 to 26 June 2026
Where: Online and Denver
More Info: https://liberalarts.du.edu/art-collection-ethics/training
7. Provenienzforschung – Über die Herkunft der Objekte, Training Programme, Berlin
This is a “Training programme with certificate in cooperation with the State Agency for the Non-State Museums in Bavaria”
When: Starting April 2026
Where: Berlin, Germany
Cost: 195 EUR
More Info: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/weiterbildung/weiterbildungsprogramm/pvf/pvf-MuseenBayern/index.html
Register: https://veranstaltung.weiterbildung.fu-berlin.de/Veranstaltung/cmx6926cd8f61bd3.html
8. Cultural Property Protection in the event of Armed Conflict, Online Course
“The main objective of the course is to provide participants with the legal knowledge and key analytical tools necessary to comply with and apply the existing international rules governing cultural property and heritage protection in armed conflict.”
When: Register by 21 April 2026
Where: Online (International Institute of Humanitarian Law)
Cost: € 750 but there is an early bird reduction
More Info: https://iihl.org/portfolio-item/2nd-online-course-on-cultural-property-protection-in-the-event-of-armed-conflict/
Contact: eleonora.tranquillo@iihl.org
9. Assistant Professor in Conservation and Museum Studies, Job, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Come be my colleague! We are hiring for an Assistant Professor in Conservation and Museum Studies. Focus is on conservation of contemporary art and professional ethics and case. I am happy to tell interested people about working at Maastricht
When: Apply by 22 Feb 2026
Where: Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Pay: €4728,00 to 6433,00 per month
10. The World Heritage Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland International Scholarship, Residency, Sweden
“The Scholarship is aimed for professional artists, cultural practitioners and researchers who want to develop an artistic or research idea that connects the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland in Sweden to one or more other World Heritage Sites on the UNESCO list.” Get creative, artists.
When: Apply by 28 Feb 2026
Where: Hälsingland, Sweden
Cost: Grant: 50,000 SEK
More Info: https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2855/
11. Introducing The Decision Aid for the Restitution of Cultural Artefacts, Panel Discussion, Oxford UK
This panel introduces “The Decision Aid for the Restitution of Cultural Artefacts (DARCA): Helping Museums Think About The Ethics of Cultural Restitution”, “DARCA is a free online ethics tool designed to help people think carefully about whether there is a strong moral case for returning a cultural artefact in a particular situation.”
When: 6 March 2026
Where: Reuben College, Parks Road, Oxford, UK
More Info: https://bookwhen.com/uehiro/e/ev-s7vkr-20260306183000
12. Developing a Virtual Exhibition under the Project ‘Shared Heritage: Museums in South-East Asia’, Contract Job for UNESCO, Online
This is a contract for services, and “The Contractor is requested to design, develop, and deliver the digital exhibition platform and visual identity, in consultation with UNESCO, partner museums and concerned Individual Specialists.”
When: Apply by 15 February 2026
Where: Online, but with a preference for an Asian time zone
More Info: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/call-proposals-developing-virtual-exhibition-under-project-shared-heritage-museums-south-east-asia
Contact: culture.bgk@unesco.org
13. Contested Heritage of Latin America: Collectors, Markets, and Coloniality, Workshop, St Gallen, Switzerland
Come to this event! I’ll be there. An exciting topic, exciting speakers, and you are welcome.
When: 26–27 February
Where: St Gallen, Switzerland
14. Cultural Emergency Response, Internship, Amsterdam/hybrid
Cultural Emergency Response is looking for an intern “To support our Emergency Programme Team in day-to-day activities related to both our emergency grant-making mechanism and our network & capacities building efforts”, 32 hours per week
When: Apply by 30 January 2026
Where: Amsterdam and hybrid
Cost: Small allowance and travel costs.
More Info: https://www.culturalemergency.org/programs/vacancy-cer-intern
15. ‘No-Strike’: Protection of Cultural Heritage against War Crimes in Syria, Talk, Online
Dr Michelle Fabiani is delivering this talk online for the Center for Art Law
When: 2 February 2026
Where: Online
Cost: 12.51 USD general admission, discounted for Students and Artists