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

3 September 2025
9am - 5pm

20th anniversary of the Cultural Property Transfer Act

The Art Law Foundation and the Swiss Federal Office of Culture join forces to organise a conference on the Cultural Property Transfer Act: « 20 ans de la Loi sur le transfert des biens culturels (LTBC) : bilan, perspectives et enjeux » on 3 September 2025- You can register until 25 August 2025 via the online form... View Article

19 June 2025
10.15am-3pm

Art & Law 2025

We are pleased to send you attached herewith the program of the conference Art & Law 2025 organized by the Faculty of Law of the University of Basel, which will take place on Thursday 19 June 2025, at the Congress Center Basel, from 10:15 am to 3:00 pm. The Art Law Foundation (ALF) is happy to... View Article

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