Upcoming events

The art and heritage market is changing fast. Seizures, restitutions, new traceability technologies and developments in the law call for regular exchanges among those who apply the rules. OIMAP events provide that setting, away from the urgencies of daily work.

They also make it possible to meet counterparts from other countries, to compare practices and to build contacts that will prove useful during an investigation or a coordinated operation.

Conferences address a topical theme before several hundred participants. Seminars, which are smaller, explore a regional question in depth. Workshops are practical working sessions of two to four hours, often devoted to a Desk tool.

Exhibitions present restituted works or conservation projects. Some are travelling exhibitions that visit several capitals during the year.

Most events are open to anyone interested, subject to availability. A few technical meetings are reserved for delegations of Member States or accredited experts; this restriction is then stated in the event record.

Accredited journalists may follow the public sessions. Requests are made to the press office, separately from general registration.

Participation is free of charge for public officials. For other participants, registration fees range, on an indicative basis, from €90 to €350 depending on the length of the event and the services included: documents, lunches, access to recordings.

Reduced-fee places are reserved for students, researchers and representatives of non-profit organisations. Supporting documentation is requested at registration.

The rooms are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Simultaneous interpretation into French, English and Spanish is provided at the major conferences. Materials are available in all three languages.

Online events are subtitled. People with particular needs, such as a hearing loop or large-print documents, may report them at the time of registration.