Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee

The Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee focuses on all legal aspects pertaining to art, artists, the art market and cultural heritage. The Committee’s interest extends from antiquities all the way to contemporary and ultra-contemporary works of art.

With members from over 50 countries - including experts in museums, galleries, auction houses, and cultural heritage protection - the Committee fosters communication among legal professionals on all matters involving Art and Cultural Property Law. Our goal is to establish a worldwide network of Art and Cultural Property lawyers with information and discussion links to relevant NGOs, institutes of art law, and governmental organisations.

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IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025

02 Nov - 07 Nov 2025

Toronto , Canada

IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026

04 Oct - 09 Oct 2026

Copenhagen , Denmark

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US Supreme Court weighs in on fair use involving Andy Warhol print of Prince photograph

The Supreme Court of the United States issued earlier this year its long-awaited ruling in the dispute between the photographer Lynn Goldsmith and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (AWFVA) on 18 May. The Court ruled that the Foundation’s delivery to Condé Nast in 2016 of an Andy Warhol silkscreen from 1984 based on a photograph taken by Goldsmith of the musician Prince in 1981 did not qualify for the defence of fair use under the US Copyright Act’s provision that allows for that, 17 USC section 107.

Released on Aug 22, 2023

Overview table: periods of limitation applicable to artworks transactions – France, Hungary, Italy, New York (US)

An overview of periods of limitation application to artworks transactions in France, Hungary, Italy and New York

Released on Aug 03, 2023

Time limitations in misattribution cases – Italy

Under Italian law buyers of artwork that have proven to be fake or misattributed have three remedies available, which are subject to very different time limits (from one to ten years) and may determine very different results in favour of a successful plaintiff.

Released on Aug 03, 2023

Limitation rules governing misattribution of artworks: a New York perspective

We often hear in the news about paintings whose attribution has changed as a result of new information or renewed scholarship with respect to an artist’s work. An artwork’s attribution may even change multiple times in the span of decades – with the attribution going back and forth.

Released on Aug 03, 2023

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