Board: Proven Team, New Addition
At the general meeting on 5 May 2025, Iris Metje (Düsseldorf) and Johannes Schwartz (Hanover) were re-elected to the board. Newly elected to the board is Agnes Thum (Munich), who brings her expertise from the art trade – a perspective that will broaden the team’s range even further. At the…
Reminder: Registration for Provenance Research Day 8 April 2026
Since January, the registered events for TdP 2026 have been published online on the website of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V. Until now there are 35 events out of four countries registered. While online registration will technically be possible until 8 April 2026, our press release for the 8th Provenance Research…
CfP Annual Conference 2026: (Re)Positioning Provenance Research – Changed Frameworks – New Challenges?
The Annual Conference of the Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung e.V. will will take place in Hanover from 3 to 5 November. The new German „Court of Arbitration for Nazi-Looted Cultural Property“, which began its work on December 1, 2025, the “Joint Guidelines for Dealing with Cultural Property and Human Remains from Colonial…
Award Ceremony: Alma Rosé Prizes 2025
17 November 2025, 18:00, Historischer Ahnensaal des Bundesdenkmalamtes, Hofburg Vienna The Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zeitgeschichte and Univ.-Prof. Dr Kerstin von Lingen invite you to the Alma Rosé Prizes 2025 award ceremony (details). The prizes honour outstanding research on the history of those persecuted under National Socialism and on the history…
Save the Date: AK Annual Conference 2026 in Hannover
We are already preparing the next annual conference of our Arbeitskreis Provenienzforschung. It will take place in Hanover from November 3 to 5, 2026. The organizing team will consist of members of the AKPF board and provenance researchers in Hanover, and is currently being formed. So far, it has been…
Conference “10 Years of the Provenance Research Network in Lower Saxony” – Landesmuseum Hannover, November 4–5, 2025 – Registration by September 30
On the occasion of its tenth anniversary, the Provenance Research Network in Lower Saxony invites to a conference at the Landesmuseum Hannover on November 4–5, 2025. The focus is on review, stocktaking, and outlook, as well as discussion of current challenges and desiderata in provenance research. The conference opens on…