Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities in cultural property, art crime research, antiquities trafficking research, provenance studies, and related things. Postings are not endorsements.
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Special Announcement: I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime. I’m excited by the opportunities this entails and look forward to fruitful collaborations.
1. Le Street Art entre droit et marché – Quand les graffeurs rencontrent les collectionneurs, Conference, Ixelles, Belgium
An exciting symposium about the complicated concept of Street Art.
When: 25–26 March 2026
Where: 210A boulevard Général Jacques, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium
More Info: https://gresac.phisoc.ulb.be/colloque-street-art
2. Exploring Restitution, Colonial Collection and the Caribbean, Webinar
The University of the West Indies is hosting an online discussion that “explores growing global conversations around restitution, colonial collections in archives, museums and galleries and its implications for Caribbean”
When: 20 March 2026
Where: Online
More Info: https://bit.ly/4dcXN0h
3. The politics of museums and national monuments, Call for Papers
“Debates around decolonization, gender equity, and racial justice are reshaping how societies remember and display their past. This Collection invites interdisciplinary scholarship that interrogates the politics of museums and monuments in the context of these transformations. We welcome contributions from cultural studies, museum studies, postcolonial studies, gender studies, art history, and political science, as well as related fields”
When: Submit by 5 October 2026
Where: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
More Info: https://www.nature.com/collections/bgfibcchjj/guest-editors
4. Kent International Scholarship, master’s funding, Canterbury UK
The University of Kent Law
The Kent Law School notes that there are scholarships available for students from select countries to obtain a masters degree in, among other things, law and cultural heritage.
When: Apply by 4 September 2026
Where: University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Cost: Scholarship: £5000
More Info: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADKINTSS01
5. Ambassador Nicolas M. Salgo Fund Research Associate, Job, Chicago
“The Research Associate will support an initiative to investigate the provenance of objects associated with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states.” One year, full-time, fixed term position for someone with a masters degree and provenance research experience.
When: Apply ASAP
Where: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
More Info: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/ART1010AICH/JobBoard/d263cd2b-c4ef-4e10-8876-a2896406a573/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=12336955-8134-4820-91fb-24f0a113e14b
Contact: apply_help@artic.edu
6. Le rôle de l’ICOM et de la communauté muséale mondiale dans la lutte contre le trafic illicite de biens culturels, Webinar
Sophie Delepierre, head of the Department of Heritage Protection at ICOM, will speak about this topic
When: 26 March 2026
Where: Online
7. Law, Heritage, and Identity: International Legal Frameworks for Cultural Preservation, Symposium, Online And Newark, NJ
“Speakers will consider how legal frameworks respond to looting and illicit markets, disputes over provenance and restitution on land and at sea, and the challenges of protecting intangible types of cultural heritage. The keynote, “Combatting the Global Trade in Looted Antiquities,” highlights how these issues play out in practice and what effective accountability can look like.”
When: 27 March 2026
Where: Online and Rutgers Law School, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
Cost: Free
More Info: https://sites.google.com/view/rutgers-ilhrj-2026-symposium/home
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSen3m4XLjupe-s6vVsK8KTC5UgL1kSPIXdV1I2DwRSpCgwnxw/viewform
8. Director of the Collections Analytical Lab, Job, Yale University
“The Collections Analytical Lab (CAL) at Yale University’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH) is a newly created lab designed to serve as the primary home for conservation science partnership across Yale’s museum and library collections.” They are seeking a director.
When: Apply ASAP
Where: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Pay: 120,000 – $150,000
More Info: https://yaleedu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/hannah_caputo_yale_edu/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fhannah_caputo_yale_edu%2FDocuments%2FHannah%20IPCH%20Folder%2FDevelopment%2FYale%20IPCH%20CAL%20Position%20Description.pdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fhannah_caputo_yale_edu%2FDocuments%2FHannah%20IPCH%20Folder%2FDevelopment&ga=1
Contact: YaleIPCH@claremontsearch.com