Speaking (virtually) at the Art Crime Seminar, a novel experience

New times bring new and exciting challenges! On July 13, 2020, I had the pleasure of being invited back to speak at the Art Crime Seminar given by Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Though this time with a small twist: for the first time the seminar was fully on-line.

The recent Covid pandemic has forced institutions to work differently, and this has opened the doors to many new possibilities. Not the least amongst which is that students from all over the world were able to attend the seminar without having to worry about transport, food and housing.

The topic I presented this year was “Using documentation to counter the illicit trade”. It was a pleasure reaching out to young students on this subject, which touched on a vast variety of different sub-subjects, and see them engage with it and ask questions to further their understanding.

I’m, as always, grateful to Sotheby’s Institute of Art for the opportunity to teach with them, and look forward to the next occasion to do so.