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The next OIMAP conferences: themes, indicative dates, venues, audience and how to take part.

Updated : October 28, 2026· 3 min read

The calendar of upcoming conferences

The Dance at the Court of Herod, Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1500)
The Dance at the Court of Herod, Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1500)

This page presents the conferences scheduled for the coming months. Themes are set by the programme committee; dates and venues are specified in the agenda and may change. Registration generally opens eight weeks before each conference.

To reserve a place, use the form on the registration page. To watch debates already held again, see the past conferences.

The information below is indicative; the page for each conference is authoritative.

  • Conferences
  • Calendar
  • Registration

Conferences in figures

24Conferences over the year
8 weeksRegistration opening
6Conferences per quarter
100%Streamed online

Source: Events and Communications Directorate.

Breakdown

First quarter6
Second quarter6
Third quarter5
Fourth quarter7

Indicative breakdown by quarter.

Themes of upcoming conferences

The programme includes core themes: application of the 1970 Convention to online sales, digital certification of works, restitution of cultural property, the fight against forgeries, training of customs officers.

Other conferences focus on regions: the African market, heritage protection in Asia, fairs in Latin America.

Side Drawer for Cabinet, André-Charles Boulle (c. 1690)
Side Drawer for Cabinet, André-Charles Boulle (c. 1690)
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke (1057–1063)
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke (1057–1063)
Boy with Anchor, Winslow Homer (1873)
Boy with Anchor, Winslow Homer (1873)

Venues and formats

About half of the conferences are held in Paris, at Headquarters. The others are organised in Geneva, New York, Singapore or Nairobi, to bring the debates closer to practitioners. All are streamed.

Hybrid conferences combine a room and an online audience; questions from the room and from remote participants are handled equally.

How to prepare

A few weeks before the conference, a preparatory file is sent to registrants: framing note, list of speakers, reference texts. It allows you to arrive informed and to ask precise questions.

Participants may also submit a one-page written contribution, published on the conference website with the author's agreement.

Speaking at a conference

Professionals wishing to speak respond to the call for contributions published three months earlier. A committee reviews proposals for relevance, quality and diversity of viewpoints.

Selected speakers have fifteen to twenty minutes and receive travel assistance if their organisation lacks sufficient means.

Indicative calendar by quarter

Indicative schedule
QuarterMain themesMain venue
Q1International law, restitutionParis, Geneva
Q2Market and insuranceParis, New York
Q3Digital, traceabilitySingapore, Paris
Q4Review and outlookParis, Nairobi

Milestones

  1. Call for contributions

    Submission of proposals.

  2. Opening

    Registrations.

  3. Application file

    Preparatory documents.

  4. Conference

    Debates.

Dates subject to change

Coronation of the Virgin, Christoffel Jegher (1632–36)
Coronation of the Virgin, Christoffel Jegher (1632–36)
Corner Cabinet, René Dubois (c. 1765–1770)
Corner Cabinet, René Dubois (c. 1765–1770)
St. Anthony Reading, Albrecht Dürer (1519)
St. Anthony Reading, Albrecht Dürer (1519)

On site or online

The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Su (c. 1820–30)

On site

At the conference venue
  • Face-to-face meetings
  • Breaks and reception
  • Travel costs

For networking.

The Victory Banquet: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems (c. 1765–74; poem dated 1760)

Online

Remote
  • Free for officials
  • Replay available
  • Limited interaction

For flexibility.

Preparing for a conference

  1. Choose

    The theme.

  2. Register

    Online.

  3. Read

    The application.

  4. Take part

    For the debates.

  5. Follow up

    With the proceedings.

To plan

A participant

Towel End (c 1700s- 1800s)
« I followed the conference from Dakar. Online questions were put on the same footing as those from the room: you really feel included. »
Aïssatou Ndiaye, curator

Vocabulary of upcoming conferences

Call for contributions
Invitation to propose a talk.
Hybrid
Room and online at once.
Preparatory file
Documents sent before the conference.
Page
Conference page.

Staying informed

The monthly newsletter announces new conferences and registration openings. You can subscribe to an alert by theme or by region.

The calendar can also be integrated into your email client, so that changes appear automatically.

Frequently asked questions

Are the dates final?

The conference page is authoritative.

Can I propose a talk?

Yes, during the call for contributions.

Where do I register?
Can I watch a conference again?

Yes, see the past conferences.

Useful documents

Contacts

Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, Hubert Robert (1774)
Roman Ruins, Villa Pamfili, Hubert Robert (1774)
Events and Communications DirectorateParis — Headquarters+33 1 00 00 07 00evenements@oimap.exampleMonday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Register

Woman Sitting Reading , Georges Lemmen (1905)

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