Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime Opportunities List 10 August 2026

Posted on 10 August 2026

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Natural Heritage as Cultural Property: legal and social dimensions to the collection, display, and sale of natural history specimens, Call for Papers, Journal Special Issue

Paul Stewens and I are guest editing a special issue of the International Journal of Cultural Property on this topic. “We invite contributions that discuss issues of cultural property protections such as crime, provenance research, or restitution in the context of natural history as well as theoretical pieces that reflect on relationship between natural history specimens and ‘traditional’ cultural objects. We also invite research into the legal and social dimensions of natural history specimens as cultural objects.” Take a look at the full call.

Patty Gerstenblith Legal Fellowship in Art, Museum, and Cultural Heritage Law, Fellowship, Chicago

A spectacular opportunity for an early career attorney to dive in to cultural heritage law at the Field Museum in Chicago for two years; in honour of Prof Patty Gerstenblith.

Met Museum Interdisciplinary Fellowship, Fellowship, New York

This fellowship “supports independent research projects of various disciplines that make use of Met resources to explore connections between cultures and collections”.

History and Art Journal, Call for Papers

The open access History and Art Journal is seeking manuscripts for its next issue. Cultural Heritage and Preservation are among the research lines they are looking for.

Research Opportunities for Early-Career Scholars from the Global South, Research Visit and Mentoring, Germany

The German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies is providing funding for an Early Career Researcher to present their research in Freiburg, spend a week at the German Uni or research institute, and engage in mentoring activities.

Durham Collections Fellowships, Fellowship, Durham, UK

“The aim of the Durham Collections Fellowships is to enable and foster research across the three historic collections of Durham — those held by Durham University, Durham Cathedral and Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Garden”, 4 fellows will be accepted for different periods of the year, and the fellowship comes with a small honorarium.

Provenance and Asian Art: Sharing Stories, Building Connections, Symposium, Berlin

A 3-day symposium and workshop dedicated to the provenance of Asian Art. The theme, Sharing Stories, Building Connections, highlights the collaborative nature of provenance work.

The Ethics of Restitution: Beyond Nazi-Looted Art, Class, New York City

In this multi-evening class, MFA’s Victoria Read will lead this Roundtable at the 92nd Street Y. “This class delves into ethical issues related to current case studies – from archaeological looting to American restitution.”

International Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme, Online and Jordan, Training

The DIEM Project seeks applicants who are professionals, researchers and representatives of institutions working in the field of Cultural Heritage to join a training “designed to strengthen knowledge, practical skills and international cooperation in the management, conservation, documentation and communication of Cultural Heritage across the Mediterranean region.”

Heritage Adaptation to Climate Change, Seasonal School, Online

Applications are sought for “an international training programme designed to equip heritage professionals, researchers, policymakers and students with the knowledge and skills needed to address the impact of climate change on cultural heritage.” Participation is free but capped at 100 participants.