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1. Art Law and its Security Dimensions, Short Course/Certificate Programme, Online
Rashtriya Raksha University is hosting this short course on Art Law and security with a slight focus on India. I’ll be speaking at it about antiquities trafficking!
When: 28-30 January 2021
Where: Online
Cost: 1000 INR or $24
More Info: http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/wp-content/uploads/ART_Law_and_its_Security_Dimensions_Brochure1.pdf
Register: https://forms.gle/tKAufJxe7r2mSdX19
Contact: sudhanshu.jatav@rru.ac.in
2. Call for the Return of the Asante Regalia” – British responses to demands for post-colonial restitution, Online Lecture
The German Loss of Cultural Property Center, in cooperation with CARMAH (Center for Anthropological Research on Museums and Heritage) is hosting this lecture by Lars Müller
When: 18 January 2021, 6pm CET
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.kulturgutverluste.de/Content/02_Aktuelles/DE/Termine/2021/2021-01-18_Kolloquium-Lars-Mueller.html;jsessionid=A5C9F5C0FD28555EDC85A634EDBB199C.m1
Contact: stephanie.baumewerd@kulturgutverluste.de
3. Context and Meaning XX: Art and Crime, Conference, Online
Hosted by the Department of Art History and Art Conservation at Queen’s University, this graduate student conference will engage broadly with issues of crime and criminality in visual and material culture
When: 22-23 January 2021
Where: Online
Cost: Free
4. Copy/False/Fake, Call for Papers
img journal is seeking to “to explore the copy/false/fake triad”, and is accepting both the usual essays, reviews and position papers as well as creative and artistic expressions if they have theoretical background. Cool!
When: Abstracts by 31 January
Where: N/A
Cost: N/A
More Info: https://img-journal.unibo.it/announcement/view/423
5. Innovation and change in a Responsible Art Market, Conference, online
Thinking about how things have changed in the pandemic, this conference asks: “Is due diligence more important than ever in a digital art world? What legal risks does this “new reality” entail? What are the new “responsible practices”?
When: Register by 27 January, Condference on 29 January 2021
Where: Online
Cost: CHF 150/100/50
More Info: http://responsibleartmarket.org/rams-fifth-annual-conference-geneva-29-january-2021/
Register: http://responsibleartmarket.org/event-registration/
Contact: info@responsibleartmarket.org
6. Insitute of Art and Law Study Forum, Online
This study forum’s speakers include, well, me! Beyond my usual, the others will speak about Art and Contracts, Copyright, and Brexit related to art
When: 6 February 2021, 9:45–5:00 UK Time
Where: Online
Cost: £30/£60, qualifies for CPD/CLE points
More Info: https://ial.uk.com/events/studyforum-6feb2021/
Register: https://ial.uk.com/product/study-forum-6-february-2021/
7. Lessons Learned from Art Litigation: how to best prevent and handle art-related disputes, Conference, Paris(?)
This event is presented by the International Bar Association’s Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee. Listed as taking place in Paris, I assume it is now happening online?
When: 4–5 February
Where: Paris? Possibly online
Cost: ?
More Info: https://www.ibanet.org/Conferences/conf104
Register: https://www.ibanet.org/Form/EmailValidation/Default.aspx?CaptureFormUid=4a98060e-a7fb-4466-bb48-289aa10107b5
8. Lessons Not Learned, Fraudsters in the Art Market, Talk, Online
Dean Nicyper and Eileen Kinsella will chat about the lessons that the art market still hasn’t learned about fraud.
When: 10 March 2021
Where: Online
Cost: $20 suggested donation
9. Museum Deaccession in the United States, Panel, Online
New York Law School is hosting this panel discussion about the controversial aspects of Museum Deaccessioning, with a focus on comparing the US and France
When: 26 January 2021
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.nyls.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CIL-Museum-Deaccession-Flyer-012620-v1r1-locked.pdf
Register: https://nyls.wufoo.com/forms/zd9197d161k2ok/
10. Postdoctoral Research Associate in (Endangered) Archaeology, Job, Durham, UK
The Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA) project is looking for a post doc. The person in question needs to be ready to work with satellite imagery to help preserve archaeological sites in the region.
When: Apply by 3 February 2021
Where: Durham University, Durham, UK
Pay: £33,797–£40,322
More Info: https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=20000849&lang=en&src=JB10200
Contact: graham.philip@durham.ac.uk
11. Restitution of Mural Paintings by the Painter Hans Thoma, Lecture, Online
This lecture, in German, by Christoph Andreas and organised by Society for Frankfurter Geschichte e. V. (GFG), will go through the process of this Nazi-looted art case.
When: 18 January 2021, 6pm CET
Where: Online (though being recorded in a Carmelite Monastery
Cost: Free
12. Schwierige Dinge – NS-Raubgut in Privathaushalten. Ein Stadtlabor-Projekt des Historischen Museums Frankfurt, Lecture, Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Angela Jannelli and Gottfried Kößler will be speaking on this subject. Please note this is an in-person event and tickets must be reserved in advance.
When: 22 February 2021, 16:00 CET
Where: Instituts für Stadtgeschichte Frankfurt am Main
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-93416?language=en
Register: https://pretix.eu/isgfrankfurt/
13. Striving for justice? The evaluation of the Dutch restitution policy in an international context: A talk about the ‘Kohnstamm Report’, Webinar
From the Bonn Talks on Art and Cultural Property Law, this video conference features a number of experts discussing the recent Kohnstamm report. A must-attend for those interested in restitution.
When: 3 Feb 2021, 6pm CET
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.artmarketstudies.org/ann-striving-for-justice-the-evaluation-of-the-dutch-restitution-policy-in-an-international-context-kohnstamm-report-6pm-cet-3-feb-2021/
Contact: sekretariat.weller@jura.uni-bonn.de
14. Teaching Art Law, Talk, Online
The Center for Art Law is hosting this online talk that explores the increasing trend towards teaching and learning art law.
When: 27 January 2021
Where: Online
Cost: $20 suggested donation
15. U.S. Law Enforcement’s Tool Box: Case Studies in Art and Antiquities Trafficking from Thailand, Lecture, Online
“Special Agent David R. Keller (Homeland Security Investigations), who will discuss recent seizures of Thai antiquities in the United States and their repatriation to Thailand.” Hosted by Cranfield University.
When: 21 January 2021, 17:00 UK Time
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/events/events-2021/0121-crimes-against-culture-online-lecture-series
Contact: p.campbell@cranfield.ac.uk
16. What prospects for “orphan works” ? Reflections on cultural goods without provenance, Conference, Online
This conference, in French and English with simultaneous translation, has a diverse line up of speakers and should be quite interesting.
When: 4–5 February
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://www.art-law.org/en/events/save-the-date-4-5-fevrier-2021-international-conference-what-prospects-for-orphan-works/
Register: https://formulaire.unige.ch/outils/limesurveyfac/droit/index.php/143376?lang=en