The Art Law Foundation aims to promote and coordinate, on a national and international level, the work and research on the most topical questions related to art and cultural heritage law.
The Foundation also supports the activities of the academic Art-Law Centre.

Foundation’s news

Art dans l’espace public – Un guide des bonnes pratiques

14 May 2024

We are delighted to announce the publication of the practical guide Art dans l’espace public – Un guide des bonnes pratiques  Expertise professionnelle et recommandations juridiques co-produced by the FDA and the Fonds cantonal d’art contemporain de Genève (FCAC). Sculptures, installations, interventions murales, œuvres sonores… L’art dans l’espace public se pratique partout en Suisse, en... View Article

RAM Antiquities Transaction Due Diligence Toolkit

24 April 2024

RAM is launching the Antiquities Transaction Due Diligence Toolkit! While the antiquities market has many similarities to the art market in general, it also presents unique challenges. For this reason, RAM has developed a dedicated appendix to its Art Transaction Due Diligence Toolkit. You may access the Toolkit here: https://www.responsibleartmarket.org/guidelines/art-transaction-due-diligence-toolkit/  Images of the RAM Panel at The Art... View Article

Events

17 September 2026
12h00 PM - 14h00 PM

Exclusive members’ event: Eric A. Peschler Collection

We are delighted to invite you to the first “exclusive members event” of the autumn series, which will be taking place on Thursday 17 September at noon at Bonhams, Rue Etienne-Dumont 10, 1204 Genève. We will be welcomed by Mrs Stéphanie Schleining, Head of Switzerland, and then we will have the privilege to discover important... View Article

11 November 2026
9:00-16:30

Freezing and Seizure of Cultural Property

For centuries, works of art and cultural property have been subject to measures capable of restricting their circulation. Seizures, freezes, and other protective measures serve a variety of purposes and reflect the evolving relationship between heritage, property, and public action. The annual conference of the Art Law Foundation (FDA) proposes to explore the foundations, procedures,... View Article

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