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Filmed lectures

Talks from conferences, seminars and the General Assembly, on video with subtitles and transcript.

Updated : October 28, 2026· 3 min read

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Bidri Hookah Bowl with Roses (c. 1650s)
Bidri Hookah Bowl with Roses (c. 1650s)

This collection brings together the lectures filmed at the Organization's 24 annual meetings, the regional seminars and the Digital Market Forum. Each video corresponds to a complete talk, with questions from the floor.

Presentation materials are attached when the speaker has authorised it. Written proceedings are published within 90 days.

For more, see the field reports and the interviews.

  • Conferences
  • Replay
  • Proceedings

Filmed lectures in figures

24Conferences per year
90 daysPublication of proceedings
12 monthsForum replay
240Videos in the collection, indicative

Source: Events and Communications Directorate.

Breakdown

Law and restitution30%
Digital market25%
Preservation20%
Taxation and insurance15%
Others10%

Lecture themes, indicative breakdown.

Contents of the collection

The lectures cover the sector's major topics: provenance, restitution, taxation, insurance, digital art, the fight against trafficking. Each is introduced by a notice giving the context, the speakers and the key points addressed.

The discussions with the audience are kept, as they often provide practical clarifications.

Nowshera, Kashmir (number 1000), Samuel Bourne (1864)
Nowshera, Kashmir (number 1000), Samuel Bourne (1864)
The Dance at the Court of Herod, Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1500)
The Dance at the Court of Herod, Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1500)
La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris, Charles Marville (1864–66)
La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris, Charles Marville (1864–66)

The regional seminars

The seminars for Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas are recorded in full. Talks are in the speaker's language, with subtitles in French, English and Spanish.

This collection makes it possible to compare practices from one region to another.

The Digital Market Forum

The two-day Forum brings together about 1,200 participants and 60 speakers. Sessions are available as a free replay for twelve months, then added to the permanent collection.

The practical workshops, filmed more simply, are valuable material for training.

Materials and proceedings

The proceedings are published within 90 days in the publications section. They contain the speakers' texts, revised by their authors, and transcripts of the discussions.

Each video links to the corresponding proceedings, once published.

Flagship lectures

Four major formats
MeetingFormatAvailability
General AssemblyPlenary sessionsReplay of public sessions
Digital forumTwo daysTwelve months, then archive
Regional seminarsTwo per regionPermanent archive
Thematic lecturesHalf a dayPermanent archive

Milestones

  1. Start of recordings

    Lectures in Paris.

  2. Regional seminars

    Recordings in Nairobi and Singapore.

  3. Online Forum

    Twelve-month replay.

  4. 240 videos

    Extended collection.

Speakers

Lace Towel End (c. 1700s–1800s)
Lace Towel End (c. 1700s–1800s)
The Music Teacher's Wife (c. 1850s)
The Music Teacher's Wife (c. 1850s)
Coronation of the Virgin, Christoffel Jegher (1632–36)
Coronation of the Virgin, Christoffel Jegher (1632–36)

Live or replay

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, England, Adolphe Braun (c. 1870s)

Live

During the event
  • Online questions
  • Moderated chat
  • Fixed schedule

To take part.

Saint Jerome and the Lion (From the former Church of St. Peter in Erfurt), Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1495)

Replay

After the event
  • Free viewing
  • Subtitles
  • Access to materials

To go deeper.

Watching a lecture

  1. Search

    Theme or event.

  2. Read the notice

    Speakers.

  3. Watch

    With subtitles.

  4. Download

    Materials.

  5. Cite

    With timestamps.

Good citation practices

A participant

Fortified Peak, Near the Tank,  Ulwur, Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet (1865–68, published 1869–70)
« The Forum replay allowed me to follow the sessions I had not been able to attend, with the slides next to the video. »
Lucas Moreau, online gallery manager

Vocabulary

Plenary
Session bringing together all participants.
Proceedings
Written collection of the talks.
Replay
Rebroadcast of a recording.
Timestamp
Time marker in a video.

Citing a conference

A lecture is cited by the speaker's name, the title, the event and the date, followed by the video's permanent link. Quoted excerpts must not exceed one minute without prior agreement.

A timestamp makes it possible to point to a specific passage, which is useful for academic work.

Frequently asked questions

Are the conferences free?

Yes.

When are the proceedings published?

Within 90 days.

Can I watch the Forum?

Yes, as a free replay for twelve months.

Where to see the field reports?

Useful documents

Contacts

The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert (c. 1769)
The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert (c. 1769)
Events and Communications DirectorateParis — Headquarters+33 1 00 00 07 00evenements@oimap.exampleMonday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

See the field reports

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

Field missions.

Reports
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