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1. Women collectors of South Asia: gender, material culture, and empire, PhD Position, Lincoln/London UK
A fully-funded AHRC doctoral scholarship shared between University of Lincoln and the British Museum on the role of women collectors of South Asian objects in the British Empire. Only for UK/EU students.
When: Apply by 9 June
Where: Lincoln University and the British Museum, UK
Cost: Fees paid for UK/EU student; Stipend of £16,885 per year for UK citizens/residents
2. Project Curator: Circulating Artefacts (2 positions), Job, London
The Circulating Artefacts project is looking for two project curators who can provide cultural expertise on objects from Egypt and Nubia for their provenance database. Must have strong Egyptology credentials.
When: Apply by 28 May 2020
Where: The British Museum, London, UK
Pay: £30,348
More Info: https://bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_3100.aspx
3. Project Coordinator: Circulating Artefacts, Job, London
The Circulating Artefacts project, which focuses on creating and maintaining a provenance database for Ancient Egyptian objects, is looking for a project coordinator to provide admin support. One of three jobs open on the project.
When: Apply by 28 May 2020
Where: The British Museum, London, UK
Pay: £29,958
More Info: https://bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_3099.aspx
4. Art & Law: The Art of Art Collecting, Webinar, Online
Organized by NYU Alumni Club In Japan, “this panel will examine stories of high-profile art crimes and the due diligence to complete prior to purchasing artwork.”
When: 24 May 2020, 8pm-9pm Japan time
Where: Online
Cost: Free
More Info: http://events.alumni.nyu.edu/events/nyu-alumni-club-in-japan-art-law-the-art-of-art-collecting/event-summary-c26291634557450e9dd627905525dcba.aspx
Register: https://events.alumni.nyu.edu/events/nyu-alumni-club-in-japan-art-law-the-art-of-art-collecting/registration-c26291634557450e9dd627905525dcba.aspx?fqp=true
5. Imperial Artefacts: History, Law, and the Looting of Cultural Property, Conference CFP, Leiden
“This interdisciplinary conference aspires to bring together (post-)colonial historians, legal historians, curators, international lawyers, and others engaged with the field to establish research collaborations by critically investigating stories of colonial looting, the framing of colonial history within museums, the origins of the legal framework concerning European laws of war and restitution, as well as a way forward for restitution claims.”
When: Proposals by 31 August 2020, Conference to be in Jan 2021
Where: Leiden University, The Netherlands
More Info: https://www.artmarketstudies.org/cfp-imperial-artefacts-history-law-and-the-looting-of-cultural-property-leiden-jan-2021/#more-15384
Contact: d.m.s.m.natermann@hum.leidenuniv.nl
6. The Future of the African Art Ecosystem(s), Webinar and Master Class, Online
Mary Corrigall will present an overview of how the African art ecosystem has evloved and what the future may hold, including interviews with interesting figures in the African Art scene
When: 28 May 2020, 10:30–12.30 GMT+2
Where: Online
Cost: R470/€23/£20 /$25, 20% discount for students
More Info: https://www.corrigall.org/masterclasses
Register: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/104533-masterclass-the-african-art-ecosystems/#/
7. European web conference on the value and use of 3D digital cultural heritage for resilience, recovery and sustainability, Online
“The Unit for Interactive Technologies, Digital for Culture and Education, part of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), is working with the Project INCEPTION and Project ARIADNEplus teams on organising a European web conference on 3D digital cultural heritage for resilience, recovery and sustainability.”
When: 27 May 2020, 10–13:00 CEST
Where: Online
Cost: Free
8. Heritage and Pandemics: Reopening and Adapting Heritage Places During a Pandemic, Webinar, Online
A group of heritage experts from around the world will be speaking about the adaption we will have to make in Cultural Heritage spaces to adapt to the new normal, hosted by ICCROM.
When: 22 May 2020, 14:00 CEST
Where: Online
Cost: Free
9. Illicit culture contact? The case of the Hobby Lobby cuneiform tablets, Webinar, Online
Neil Brodie will be speaking about the Hobby Lobby saga for the Oxford Archaeological Society. Sign up to attend.
When: 2 June 2020; 16:00 BST
Where: Online
Cost: Free