Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime Opportunities List 22 September 2026

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Restitution Through Diplomacy, Webinar, Online

An Event by Art and Cultural Heritage Law Committee, ABA International Law Section.

The Court of Arbitration for Nazi-Looted Cultural Property: Opportunities and Challenges, Talk, Bonn

In his presentation, Peter Müller will outline the opportunities and challenges facing the new Court of Arbitration for Nazi-Looted Cultural Property. Event in German.

How to Research Nazi-looted Art, Seminar Series, Online

Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project (JDCRP) is hosting this 3 part training series.

Virtual Visiting Fellowships Programme, Fellowship, Online

The University of Liverpool’s Heritage Institute offers a limited number of funded fellowships for researchers seeking to advance innovative, interdisciplinary research in heritage related studies. This is for early to mid career researchers mostly from partner institutions.

Cultural Reckonings, Call for Journal Papers

Tate Papers is seeking papers and practice based artwork submissions “that examine contemporary responses to legacies of racism and oppression in art and its institutions.”

Lecturer in Archaeology and Heritage, Job, London

Birkbeck is looking for a lecturer in archaeology and heritage to teach on several programmes.

Arbitrating Cultural Heritage Disputes: Theory, Practice, Webinar, & Emerging Trends

Hosted by the Center for Art Law, Dr Michail Risvas will talk about the growing role of arbitration in the art and cultural heritage sector.

International Risk Assessment and Cultural Property in the United Kingdom, Webinar, Online

Blue Shield UK Conflict and Military Activity Working Group are hosting a webinar to share “findings from a white paper written by BSUK’s Dr. Elena Perez-Alvaro, together with experts from academia, armed forces and the heritage sector on the risks to cultural heritage in the UK.”