An online symposium on the theme of the “Illicit Circulation and Laundering of National and Oriental Cultural Goods in the World of Art,” will be held on 8 December, under the aegis of HeRMA laboratory from the University of Poitiers, in partnership with Qatar National Library and L'association Terres d'Orient [The Lands of the Orient Association]. 

The symposium will bring together academics and archaeologists, members of heritage and research institutions, investigators, lawyers, and magistrates as well as representatives of the different ministries involved in the fight against the illicit traffic of cultural property. This multidisciplinary event will offer a pertinent look at the problem and the weakness of art markets in the face of traffickers.

The symposium will be formed of both in-person (at the University of Poitiers campus in France) and online discussions with simultaneous translation into French, English and Arabic. Participants will include experts from a variety of relevant fields, including the scientific and academic community, and investigative agencies, with the aim of improving networking and cooperation across national and international boundaries.

Click here to download the program in English.

Click here to download the program in French.

The event will be conducted online via Zoom. 

Date: 8 December 2022 

Time: 11:30 AM - 7:30 PM (Qatar time) = (GMT+3)

Language: Simultaneous translation (French, English and Arabic)

Target Audience: Those involved in protecting the cultural goods

Seats are limited, please click the button below to register.