Posted on: October 29, 2019 by Alexander Herman
The past month has been a busy one at the IAL. Not only did we run our annual Diploma in Law and Collections Management in London and a Saturday Study Forum, but we also provided a series of in-house training sessions in the UK and Qatar. We began developing these sessions over the last year […]
Posted on: September 27, 2019 by Julia Rodrigues Casella Hommes
It might come as a surprise that a Marvel comic book for children could stir so much controversy to the point of having the mayor of one of Brazil’s largest cities ordering its seizure from a book fair, followed by a rushed lawsuit at the state courts and a subsequent ruling from the country’s Supreme […]
Posted on: September 19, 2019 by Julia Rodrigues Casella Hommes
In what at first glance seems like a distant topic for cultural heritage and art law, the ongoing trade war between the US and China has escalated further with clear implications for the art market and many other countries as well. We have previously covered this topic here and here, when last year the threat […]
Posted on: September 17, 2019 by Emily Gould and Julia Rodrigues Casella Hommes
London played host earlier this month to two fascinating events relating to Holocaust-looted art and restitution. Both events were packed, truly marking the beginning of a new academic year and the return from summer holidays. IAL attended both events and here is our account of the enlightening discussions which took place. At the V&A, on […]
Posted on: September 3, 2019 by Kiri Cragin Folwell
Kathy Richmond, Registrar at the Museum of London, participated in our Diploma in Art Law and Collections Management. Read about her background working with National and non-National museums in the UK and her experience studying on the Diploma course at the Institute of Art and Law. Can you tell us a little bit about your […]
Posted on: August 27, 2019 by Julia Rodrigues Casella Hommes
Following the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral last April in Paris, which we covered here, and in yet another example of how climate activism has recently become entangled with the arts and the cultural sector, there has been strong criticism from one environmental activist group in Paris regarding lead poisoning concerns. In case you […]
Posted on: August 23, 2019 by Stephanie Drawdy
Fritz Grünbaum was a clear target for the Nazis. He was a Jewish law school graduate and decorated World War I veteran turned pacifist and an outspoken man of the arts with a platform as a Viennese cabaret performer. On the day Hitler invaded Vienna, he entertained nightclub guests as he groped onto a darkened […]
Posted on: August 13, 2019 by Kiri Cragin Folwell
Rudy Capildeo, Partner at Charles Russell Speechlys, participated in our Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics. Read about his first large transaction with a $20m Old Master picture and experience studying on the Diploma course at the Institute of Art and Law. Can you tell us a little bit about your career and background? […]
Posted on: July 31, 2019 by Stephanie Drawdy
In 1961, when he was in his thirties, American Pop Artist Robert Indiana stencilled a call for peace from Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha into his painting, The Calumet. Regrettably, as Indiana was passing away last year at his home in Maine, his world was anything but peaceful. Indiana’s legacy and art had become entangled in […]
Posted on: July 29, 2019 by Julia Rodrigues Casella Hommes
The debate on the elephant ivory ban in the UK, which we have previously covered on the IAL blog here and here, seemed to have reached a conclusion as the 2018 Ivory Act received royal assent in late December last year. However, since then there have been two important developments. Firstly, activists have been campaigning […]