Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime Opportunities List 16 June 2026

Posted on 13 July 2026

Opportunities

This list is compiled by the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime at Maastricht University. Postings are not endorsements. If you have an event you would like to share with this list, please contact the Chair. To sign up for the email list, visit this page.

This mailing list is compiled by the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime at Maastricht University. The Chair does not endorse the opportunities posted here.

Evaluating Difficult Heritage XR, Online, Workshop

“Evaluating immersive technology (VR/AR/XR) in sensitive cultural contexts requires specialized approaches. If you want to measure and enhance how users emotionally engage with difficult history, this free online workshop is designed for you.”

Christie’s Grant for Nazi-era Provenance Research, Grant

Christie’s is offering 4 grants of £5,000 to current and continuing post-graduate students and 1 grant of £2,000 to an undergraduate student on this topic.

UNIDROIT Asia-Pacific Liaison Office Director, Hong Kong, Job

Among other duties, the person in this role will facilitate the promotion and implementation of UNIDROIT instruments and projects in the region, so the UNIDROIT Convention.

Jurist Commissie Koloniale Collecties, Amersfoort, Netherlands, Job

The Dutch Colonial Collections committee is looking for a lawyer with a civil and/or administrative profile to support their work. Working language Dutch but also must have good English.

Executive Director New England Museums Association, Arlington, Massachusetts, Job

NEMA is looking for an executive director. Certificate Programme Cultural Property Protection and Disaster Response, Hybrid (https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/studies/cultural-property-protection-and-disaster-response.html) “On completion of the CP, you will be able to support emergency organisations in dealing with major national and international incidents as an expert in the protection of cultural property.” Developed by the European Security and Defence College (ESDC).Where: HybridWhen: Apply by 31 July 2026

Decolonising Museum Practices: Collections, Interpretation, and the Invisible, Online, Webinar

In this discussion, they will “examine the mechanics of memory, looking at how history is recorded and retrieved. Collections, Interpretation, and the Invisible focuses on the ‘engine room’ of heritage: metadata and archival storytelling.” Speakers are Kwame Boafo and Peter Jegede. This mailing list is compiled by the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime at Maastricht University. The Chair does not endorse the opportunities posted here. (https://www.linkedin.com/company/unesco-chair-in-cultural-heritage-and-emerging-crime/)©2026 – Maastricht University