University of Queensland: Cultural Heritage Law Program & Cultural Heritage Law Course. Brisbane, AU.

University of Vienna: Vienna Art Law Clinic: a collaboration between the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law (University of Vienna) und der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien. Established in 2022, during the clinic, faculty and students from the University of Vienna offer legal advice to students at the University of Applied Arts Vienna on a pro bono basis. Vienna, AT.

Université Lyon III Jean Moulin: Master Droit et Fiscalité du Marché de l’Art L’objectif de cette filière consiste à former, dans une démarche ouverte au-delà du droit et de la seule théorie, des juristes appréciés des professionnels du marché de l’Art, mais également de leurs partenaires et conseils. Lyon, FR.

CIPAC Federation des Professionnels de l’art contemporain/Federation of Contemporary Art Professionals CIPAC aims at responding to the demands of art market professionals, and to provide them with the tools necessary to their profession. They have two types of training: a semester-based program, or a flexible program dedicated to specific structures. Paris, FR.

Institute for Art and Law (IFKUR eV): The institute pursues the non-profit purpose of promoting scholarship, research, and teaching on legal issues arising in various fields. These include the protection of cultural property at all levels of the legal system, the protection of international loans between museums, the restitution of works of art stolen during the Holocaust, archaeological finds and cultural assets that were taken out of the country as a result of the war, trade fair and auction law, tax, foundation and insurance law as well as export and criminal law in connection with the trade of works of art and also copyright, ancillary copyright and media law. In addition to a wide range of lectures, seminars, and symposia, the institute also hosts the annual “Heidelberg Art Law Day,” often in cooperation with other institutions. Heidelberg, DE.

University of Münster: Art Law Clinic This program is a cooperation between the Academy of Fine Arts Münster and the Institute of Information, Telecommunication and Media law – Civil Law Department. Upper-level law students provide art students with assistance with basic legal issues that arise during their studies. The program also gives students an entry point and further information on the topic of art law. It is free for students of the Academy of Fine Arts Münster. Münster, DE.

International Hellenic University: MA in Art Law and Arts Management: The Programme aims at exploring and highlighting the functional interdependence between art law and arts management. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the legal, financial and political considerations and the corresponding regulatory approaches implemented in Europe and elsewhere concerning the creation of digital works of art, the art trade, the operation of the markets concerned, the function of intellectual property law at the EU and international level, the protection of cultural heritage and protection against unlawfully acquired works of art. Thermi, GR.

Luiss University: Luiss Master in Art Law (LL.M.) This program comprehensively addresses all the various legal issues involved in the overall regulation of the art sector. Through classes, workshops, case studies, seminars, conferences along with the establishment of a direct contact with art specialist lawyers, art industry experts, consultants and academics, the LL.M. fosters the development of professional competences and personal skills, preparing participants for numerous career opportunities. The program is open to professionals wishing to acquire or to advance their knowledge of the key aspects of Art Law from an international and European perspective. Rome, IT.

Università degli Studi di Firenze UNIFI Art and Law Executive Course: This three-day art law course focuses on the specialized legal practice related to the creation, purchase, sale and transfer of works of art, explores and analyzes the intersection of law with art and culture. It is expected to analyze the artist-dealer relationship through the effective recognition of consignment contracts from the point of view of both the artist and the dealer; the study of the legislation of auctions and private sales and the evaluation of any regulatory changes; the analysis of the rights of the artist, of issues related to copyright, with particular reference to the position of artists, moral rights and resale rights; the analysis of tax planning and succession needs for collectors and artists, with the inclusion of tax and estate planning aspects of charitable contributions, the drafting of wills and the transfer of works of art from generation to generation. The course touches on problematic profiles related to the international transport of art and cultural goods; the legal responsibilities of experts; commissioned works; loans granted to museums and art collections as real estate investments. Florence, IT.

University of Auckland Faculty of Art: Art Crime explores the growing trend of art crime through a focus on theft, illicit antiquities, looting, vandalism and forgery. These will be examined within the context of global and New Zealand case studies, including the theft of the “Mona Lisa” in 1911, Nazi looting in World War II and thefts during the Iraq War in 2003. Ways to curb such crime, particularly the development of art crime squads, will also be discussed. (Discontinued 2020) Auckland, NZ.

Adam Mickiewicz University: Postgraduate Course in Art and Cultural Heritage Law (est. 2024) The course aims to address some of these challenges and provide participants with a bird’s eye view on the present and future of national and international art markets. The programme was designed and will be taught by international professional advisors to the art market and, in particular, leading researchers and practitioners from some of the most important jurisdictions for the international art market whose practices focus on art and cultural property law. Poznań, PL.

University of Geneva: Art Law Centre: The goal of the Art-Law Centre is to promote and coordinate research and work on the most current questions of art law; it follows an interdisciplinary approach to the subject by including people from both the art world and the legal world. Geneva, CH.

University of Zurich: Executive Master in Art Market Studies: This Executive Master trains graduates who are currently active or pursuing a career related to the art market. They offer an independent and rigorous program designed by leading professionals and academics to meet today’s challenges. The teaching staff includes more than 60 international art market specialists and scholars who share their knowledge, experience and network with the students. Zurich, CH.

Queen Mary University in London: Art, Business, and Law LLM This program partners with the Institute of Art and Law (IAL) and draws “upon the expertise of existing members of CCLS staff and directs the focus of this expertise towards the legal aspects of doing business in the art world. CCLS members of staff will team up with IAL instructors (who are practitioners in this field) to offer an exciting and innovative approach to learning. Internationally recognized, IAL delivers, through its educational and publishing programs, a depth of knowledge unrivaled elsewhere.” London, UK.

University of York: Art Law LLM: This program is a unique collaborative and interdisciplinary course, co-taught by academic specialists from York Law School and the Department of History of Art. Students will gain a deep understanding of the complex legal, artistic, social and ethical issues in the art world, and learn essential skills of analysis and negotiation. A wide range of networking opportunities and masterclasses – in addition to a compulsory field trip – means that students will gain practical, in-depth knowledge of the field, invaluable for careers in the trade or further academic study. York, UK.

Institute of Art and Law: The Institute of Art and Law is an educational organization giving knowledge and perspective to all involved in the worlds of art, antiquities and law. IAL runs distance learning and intensive courses on art and museums law, as well as convening seminars, study groups and conferences both in the United Kingdom and abroad. London, UK.