Our Art Law History

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The Institute of Art & Law Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

By Juliette Groothaert and Ava Mandele So far, 2025 has brought many changes to the art law community. From the continued rise of AI to...
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Room 18 should be Empty: Is a permanent loan enough to resolve the Parthenon Marbles dispute?

By Vivika Gerogianni An empty space in a museum has the power to tell a story of its own, because it is not the existence,...
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Zurich Spotlight: Can the Art be Separated from … the Owner? How the Kunsthaus Museum is Addressing its Controversial Affiliations with National Socialism

By Vivika Gerogianni [caption id="attachment_74533" align="alignright" width="640"] Original installation explanation of the complicated Bührle history.[/caption] On July 11, 2023, visitors to the Kunsthaus in Zurich...
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Three works from the Harvard Art Museum: How I Introduced Art Law to Educate Visitors

By Hannah Gadway Art law is intriguing for those already invested in the realm of law, but can also be an educational tool that can...
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SOLD OUT: Not so Soft and not so Subtle Art of Capitulation

By Irina Tarsis On July 27, 2025, Valery Gergiev, laureate of many prestigious awards, once the top-paid cultural figure in the Russian Federation,[1] and a...
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From the Canvas to the Courtroom: Discovering Artistic Collections in Legal Locations

By Parsa Zaheri While the intersections between the arts and the legal field can often seem nebulous or obscure, there is perhaps no clearer expression...
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IFAR: In lieu of an Obituary

By Irina Tarsis On September 27, 2024, International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) notified its mailing list of the plans to close. The email, entitled...
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Cultural Property Advisory Committee (1983-2025): Its History, Implementation, Separation of Powers Considerations, and Proposed Amendments

By Devin Dowling Since the Center’s latest edition of Keeping up with the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, the Cultural Property Advisory Committee’s (“CPAC”...
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Dispute Between Minerva and Neptune: Conflicts Between Spanish Territories over the Patronage of Cultural Assets from a Legal Perspective

By Lucas Güimil Valdés Introduction One of the foundational myths of Athens, known as the name-giving of Athens,[1] involves the Greek gods Athena and Poseidon...
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The Conservation of Culture at All Costs: Spain’s Cultural Asset Export Laws as Examined Through the Old Masters

By Chloe Ghaleb The beating heart of the Spanish polity is a proud and multilayered culture. Modern Spain derives from deep historical traditions that encompass...
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Serra Set Precedent: An Art Law Homage to Richard Serra

By Olivia Zinzi [caption id="attachment_64184" align="alignright" width="376"] Richard Serra, Tilted Arc (1981) GSA Art in Architecture: Selected Artworks 1997 to 2008, available at http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_BASIC&contentId=27993[/caption] The...
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WYWH: “Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art: The Next 25 Years”

By Amanda Buonaiuto Since the signing of the Washington Principles 25 years ago, some (remarkable or not enough is subject to debate) progress has been...
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