The Restituting, Reconnecting, Reimagining Sound Heritage (Re:Sound) project invites applications for three short-term research fellowships aimed at scholars, curators, artists, and source community members from Southeast Asia.
The Allard Pierson is conducting research into the provenance history of the archaeological collections over the period 2023-2027. There is little or no information on the provenance of many of these approximately 19,000 artefacts.
This call for contributions to Terroirs, African Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy, aims to give greater consideration to African perspectives by analyzing citizen mobilizations, artistic initiatives, state strategies, and community practices that shape the return of heritage.
The Latin America and the Caribbean chapter of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (LAC-ACHS), together with Centro de Patrimonio Cultural and Núcleo Milenio Nupats of Universidad Católica de Chile and the Department of Arts and Culture Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, warmly invites abstracts for its inaugural conference “Encounters. Collaborative Approaches to Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
Many museums and institutions across Europe are custodians of objects and collections originating from colonial contexts. As professionals managing these collections, and recognizing our shared responsibility in addressing historical injustices, how can we best fulfill this role? What can we learn from each other’s experiences?
[ in French ] Are you an academic researcher, a person from the museum, private or public, political-diplomatic, community and government sectors, or from the sphere of regional and international cooperation?
The Franco-German Fund for Provenance Research on cultural belonging from Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the funding of networking and parthership initiatives aimed at fostering the creation of international research teams and strengthening existing partnerships between Germany, France, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
[ in Dutch ] As project coordinator participatory appreciation path in Kina museum, Ghent,, you will set up a process that creates space for reflection, discussion and future-oriented proposals that the museum can take forward.
The Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency programme supports innovative and societally relevant projects at the intersection of art and academic research in Southeast Asian and/or Caribbean Studies, with a focus on (post)colonial theory and discourse.
The Saba Archaeological Center Foundation and the St. Eustatius Department of Culture is looking for a passionate Archaeologist to join our team!
Application deadline 25 May 2025
This knowledge exchange programme brings together a group of young professionals from around the world working in museums or collection-managing organisations to reflect on these questions and to exchange knowledge and experiences regarding their working practices.
Kone Foundation supports Global South researchers’ visits to the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. The programme aims to strengthen research cooperation between the global South and North.
Open Restitution Africa is undertaking a large-scale research project to map past and current restitution undertakings for belongings (material heritage) and human ancestors from the African continent. Deadline 14 March 2025.
The 41st anniversary of the Mary L. Cornille (GRS ’87) Boston University Graduate Symposium in the History of Art & Architecture invites proposals for papers exploring themes of alterity through critically interrogating dominant historical narratives, canonical art prejudices and hegemonic power structures in visual and material culture, and in the field of art history. Deadline 01 February 2025.
The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) invites you to apply to its Open Call and spend 5 or 10 months in Amsterdam, immersed in an interdisciplinary community that values curiosity-driven research in the humanities, social sciences and beyond.
