Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities in cultural property, art crime research, antiquities trafficking research, provenance studies, and related things. Postings are not endorsements.
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1. A Tale of Two Museums – Introducing the Issue of Restitution to Natural History Museums, Talk, Paris/Online
Paul Stewens is talking about palaeontology, law, and repatriation again, this time at a hybrid event hosted by the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. “This lecture makes a case for an integrated perspective on restitution that understands natural history collections and ‘conventional’ cultural artifacts as two sides of the same coin”
When: 3 June 2025
Where: Paris and Online
More Info: https://paul-stewens.com/news/lecture-mnhn/
Register: https://museumenjeux.hypotheses.org/477
2. Provenienzforschung in Universitätssammlungen, Workshops, Online
This series of online workshops in German cover aspects of provenance research, particularly in relation to digital data.
When: 16 April, 7 May, 4 June, 16 July.
Where: Online
More Info: https://arthist.net/archive/44814
3. Provenance Research Assistant, Job, New Haven, CT
Yale Art Gallery is seeking a 2 year, full time Provenance researcher. The successful candidate will have reading knowledge of a European language (pref. Dutch or German) and is preferred to “have experience researching Mediterranean antiquities and archaeological property, arts of Asia, and/or arts of Africa.”
When: Apply ASAP
Where: Yale Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA
More Info: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25053&siteid=5248&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=1596635#jobDetails=1596635_5248
4. Heritage and Recovery: A Decade of Learning from the Gorkha Earthquake, Conference, Kathmandu
Hosted by the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Culture in Crisis Programme in partnership with the University of Stirling and Social Science Baha, this conference reflects on the past 10 years since the quake. Certainly not to miss if you are in Nepal.
When: 2–4 April 2025
Where: Kathmandu, Nepal
More Info: https://cultureincrisis.org/news-and-events/conference-schedule-announced-for-heritage-and-recovery-a-decade-of-learning-from-the-gorkha-earthquake?dm_i=7H4P,8WUU,R29FT,14892,1
5. Tracing the Unknown, or How to Find Gaps in Provenance Data, Talk, online
The Frick Collection is hosting this talk by Lynn Rother, and it “will present experimental approaches to analyzing the histories of art objects and findings on the knowns and unknowns in provenance data.”
When: 2 April 2025
Where: Online
More Info: https://frick-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qn81CYz0SiO6YCe_QMF6zg#/registration
6. Law & Arts, Open Seminar Series, Milan and Online
A series of open to the public seminars concerning the topics of law and art hosted by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Interested people are welcome to attend in person and online.
When: April and May 2025
Where: Milan and Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://asgp.unicatt.it/asgp-2025-open-seminars-course-of-law-the-arts-2024-2025
7. Transfer: Journal for Provenance Research and the History of Collection, Call for Papers
The Diamond Open Access journal Transfer is seeking papers for its upcoming issue. It deals with all sorts of topics related to collecting and provenance and it is a great experience to publish with them!
When: Submit by 15 June
Cost: No fee, no OA fee
More Info: https://www.artmarketstudies.org/cfp-transfer-zeitschrift-fur-provenienzforschung-und-sammlungsgeschichte-journal-for-provenance-research-and-the-history-of-collection-2/
Contact: redaktion.transfer@uni-bonn.de
8. Blue Shield UK Heritage in Conflict, Webinar Series
“The Blue Shield UK Conflict & Military Activity Working Group is hosting a free series of lunchtime webinars about the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the risks to UK heritage, and how to prepare for these risks. “
When: March to December 2025
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=as2-rtQxAUuVzoJ0r-hT2XVS5vrb-PJItrHWwzQLHUNUMkNDVFcwTExIT1UzWjRENzlPR1dDM0U3Mi4u&route=shorturl
9. Research Assistant (Provenance Studies), Job, Lüneburg, Germany
“The research assistant will primarily support the project “Modern Migrants: Paintings from Europe in US Museum Collections,” which analyzes a large amount of provenance data as empirical evidence for cultural network phenomena.” MA and excellent English needed. The work is max 86h per month for 6 months.
When: Apply by 21 April 2025
Where: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Pay: 18.78 Euros per hour
More Info: https://www.leuphana.de/en/university/open-positions/assistants/assistants-singleview/2025/03/06/research-assistant-m-f-d-provenance-studies.html
Contact: max.koss@leuphana.de
10. Reimagining Caribbean Collections: Unveiling Histories of Identity and Wellbeing through Material Culture, PhD Studentship, Cambridge, UK
“Through participatory research with Caribbean communities, the successful candidate will investigate material culture, the shared knowledge of bush medicine and ceremonial uses of objects like the queen conch, and the broader contexts of wellbeing, identity, and ecological resilience across colonial and post-colonial Caribbean histories.”
When: Apply by 30 April 2025
Where: Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK
More Info: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50737/