Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime Opportunities List 3 September 2026

Posted on 3 September 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.

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Student Reviewer of Digitized Documents, Job

“The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project (JDCRP) Foundation is seeking a Student Reviewer of Digitized Documents (Student Position)” to help review digitized documents. Knowledge of other European Languages (particularly French and Dutch) preferred.

Art as Luxury, Luxury as Art: Markets and the Making of Value Conference, Conference, New York

“Sotheby’s Institute of Art–New York presents the tenth annual TIAMSA conference, exploring the evolving relationship between the art and luxury markets, both past and present.”

Preparing Museums for a Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine, Webinar, Online

“A virtual panel talk from international cultural professionals discussing best practices for preserving cultural heritage.”

ICCROM Fellowship Programme, Fellowship, Rome

“Through the programme, senior professionals who are nationals of ICCROM Member States or working in organizations therein can apply to undertake a period of study at ICCROM to pursue their research.”

Safeguarding Heritage through Law, Continuing Education Course, Singapore

This 8 part continuing education course “will examine how the law is used to safeguard cultural heritage.”

Overlevingskunst: The Art of Survival, Webinar, Online

“In this session of the JDCRP Reading Room, Diederik Oostdijk will present his upcoming book “Overlevingskunst” (“The Art of Survival”), which chronicles the survival journeys of three Jewish families, each of which managed to escape Nazi persecution by parting with valued art objects from their collections.”

MSt in Histories and Cultures of Colonialism, Masters Programme, Oxford

Applications are opening for Oxford’s new Master’s programme. “This flagship new MSt in Histories and Cultures of Colonisation is groundbreaking in being the first to study together the histories and cultures of colonisation.”

Associate Professor/Professor of Anthropology and Associate Curator/Curator and Director of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center at the Penn Museum, Job

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a new director for the Penn Cultural Heritage Center. An interesting job for an ambitious heritage person. Research focus on Americas or Africa preferred.

The Cost of Art Crime, Auckland, Symposium, NZ

The New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust is once again holding their annual symposium. Melanie Pitken of University of Sydney will be the keynote this year.

  • Where: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Auditorium, Corner of Wellesley Street East and Kitchener Street, Auckland CBD.
  • When: 19 September 2026
  • Link https://artcrime.nz/

Nazi-Era Looted Art Restitution Cases, Volunteer Opportunity, Remote

The Center for Art Law is looking for volunteers for “Researching, documenting, and advocating for the restitution of artworks displaced during the Nazi era.” How to get involved is a the bottom of the website.

Cultural Heritage Emergencies Summit: Building a Community of Preparedness & Response, Event, Washington DC

“This Summit will provide a platform for cultural stewards in the DC region to examine preparedness strategies, discuss how to speed recovery, and strategize about how to save heritage that might otherwise be lost.”