Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime Opportunities List 1 June 2026

Opportunities

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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.

La valoración de daños en el patrimonio arqueológico. El método ValTArq, Online, Seminar

This seminar, in Spanish, will discuss the importance of damage assessments to the archaeological heritage.

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 with a developing interest in this field.”

Protecting Cultural Heritage and Combating Illicit Trafficking: The Nicosia Convention 2017, Webinar

Qatar National Library, in its role as the IFLA Regional Centre for Preservation and Conservation for Arab Countries and the Middle East, in collaboration with the ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence (ECoE) in Cyprus will host this webinar on the Nicosia Convention.

Making Sense of Collection Histories: Cultural Heritage in Context, Online, Webinar

The Center for Art Law will host Dr. Rubina Raja to discuss this topic for their Art + Law Colloquium.

Launch of Report: Trafficking in Cultural Property in the Middle East and North Africa, Online, Webinar

Join for the launch of a new UNODC report on “Trafficking in Cultural Property in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Routes, Networks and Criminal Justice Responses”. Warning, there is only a Teams link.