Project Updates
News, events, announcements, and other updates from the TRANSFORM team

Mackenzie presenting TRANSFORM project to Minister for Research, Science and Innovation
Dr Simon Mackenzie will present TRAFFICKING TRANSFORMATIONS project to the New Zealand’s Minister for Research, Science and Innovation on November 1, 2022. The focus of presentation will be on emerging

Yates will participate in lecture series organised by kgi
Dr Donna Yates was participate in public lecture series “RES(T)ITUIEREN: Provenienz, Sammlung, Verantwortung” (RES(T)ITUTE: provenance, collection, responsibility) by kgi. Dr Yates will give a lecture titled “Provenance Beyond Objects: New

Bērziņa will speak at EAA conference, 31 Aug – 3 September
Diāna Bērziņa will speak at 28th EAA Annual Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, 31 August – 3 September 2022. Bērziņa will participate in session #237 Protecting the Past Is the Key

Yates teaching at Summer School: Contested Heritage and the Role of Provenance Research, 29 Aug – 1 Sep 2022
Dr Donna Yates will teach at Summer School: Contested Heritage and the Role of Provenance Research, taking place from 29 Aug to 1 Sep 2022 at the Leiden University Campus,

Yates speaking at Foro Rumbo a Mondiacult 2022, 8 August
Dr Donna Yates will speak at Foro Rumbo a Mondiacult 2022 conference taking place from 8 to 10 August 2022. Dr Yates will participate in session titled “Tráfico Ilícito: búsqueda

Welcome, Emily!
Trafficking Transformations project would like to welcome Emily Peacock, who recently joined our project. We are happy to have you! Emily is a masters student at the University of York,

Welcome, Paul!
Trafficking Transformations project would like to welcome Paul P. Stewens, who recently joined our project. Welcome to the team! Paul is a guest researcher at the Maastricht University’s Faculty of

Yates speaking at Shaikh Ebrahim Center, 30 May
Dr Donna Yates will give an in-person talk “Illicit Antiquities: A Global Criminal Market” at Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture & Research, Kingdom of Bahrain on

Yates is one of the speakers at ICOMOS Nederland online lecture, 11 May
Dr Donna Yates will be one of the guest speakers at ICOMOS online lecture taking place on Wednesday 11th of May. Online lecture will focus on matters surrounding the legality

Yates giving a talk at Pint of Science festival, 10 May
Dr Donna Yates will participate in session titled “Recognising pseudoscience” taking place during Pint of Science festival on Tuesday, 10th of May. In her talk Dr Yates will discuss How

Yates on Maastricht Diplomat podcast
Dr Donna Yates was interviewed on the Maastricht University’s student podcast the Maastricht Diplomat. In their new series titled “Abducted Art & Cultural Theft” they interview experts to discuss the

Yates wrote a piece for SSRC “Where Heritage Meets Violence” series
Dr Donna Yates wrote a piece titled “Violence as a Value Enhancer in the Art Market” for the Social Science Research Council’s “Where Heritage Meets Violence” series. In this piece,