Past Events

Art and Law training offered in partnership with V&A

Posted on: August 30, 2017 by Alexander Herman

The IAL is happy to be partnering with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to offer a two-day Art and Law training programme as part of the museum’s Learning Academy. The training will run on 7 and 8 September 2017 and is aimed at museum and gallery professionals, covering a number of legal issues […]

Art and insolvency seminar

Posted on: May 31, 2017 by Alexander Herman

18 July 2017 – What happens when an individual or a corporate entity holding an important art collection is faced with insolvency? Can the collection be protected – or even saved for the nation? Or must it be sold off and dispersed to satisfy the insolvent’s creditors? While situations of insolvency are never hoped for, […]

Study Forum in London – 6 May 2017

Posted on: March 7, 2017 by Alexander Herman

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. On Saturday 6th May, we will be holding an all-day study forum in London, beginning at 9.30 am. The event will be hosted at Notre Dame University, 1 Suffolk Street, SW1Y 4HG, and will consist of a variety of talks from a number of different speakers. The topics and speakers […]

Lecture and panel on Nazi-looted art

Posted on: February 7, 2017 by Alexander Herman

On 13 September 2017, we will be co-hosting with Queen Mary, University of London a lecture by US attorney Nicholas O’Donnell of Sullivan & Worcester LLP, who will be in London promoting his new book, A Tragic Fate: Law and Ethics in the Battle over Nazi-Looted Art. The lecture will be followed by a panel, chaired […]

Brexit seminar to launch LL.M programme

Posted on: December 6, 2016 by Alexander Herman

In order to launch the upcoming Art, Business and Law LL.M programme (commencing September 2017) that we are running in conjunction with Queen Mary, University of London, there will be a seminar and reception hosted by Clyde & Co in London on 23 January 2017. The seminar, which will run from 2:00 pm to 6:30 […]

Diploma in Law and Collections Management in Sydney

Posted on: November 10, 2016 by Alexander Herman

The Institute of Art and Law will be running the Diploma in Law and Collections Management once again in Australia in 2017. This time, the week-long course will be held, with gracious support from the Australasian Registrars Committee, at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (the venue specifically known as the Powerhouse Museum) in central Sydney […]

Artists, their work and their legacy

Posted on: September 7, 2016 by gareth

The legal issues of managing an artistic oeuvre 17th November 2016 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm, followed by a reception. Hosted by Boodle Hatfield LLP. Event to be held at the firm’s Bankside offices in London at 240 Blackfriars Rd SE1 8NW. Topics to include: artists’ rights, street art, artists’ estates. Speakers to include: Tim Maxwell (partner, […]

Art, law and collections management in Ottawa

Posted on: September 3, 2016 by Alexander Herman

The Institute of Art & Law is pleased to be offering a three-day course in conjunction with the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) and Library and Archives Canada on December 7 to 9, 2016 in Ottawa, Canada. The course aims to provide comprehensive training on art law and cultural property law, which will cover the legal […]

2017 Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections

Posted on: February 10, 2016 by Alexander Herman

The Diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections will run again in London, for its fourth consecutive year, for three days from 12 to 14 June 2017. The course will cover all aspects of intellectual property (IP) law affecting collections and collection management, including copyright in artistic works, permitted uses such as fair dealing, copyright duration, international […]