Workshop | Mapping the Legal and Institutional Contexts of Archives in Art History and Archaeology. The Near East, Iranian Worlds, the Caucasus

Private Workshop

This workshop seeks to bring together two groups—researchers working on archival fonds in art history and archaeology and, on the other side, jurists—in order to create a common working space. The goal is to offer elements of how to handle juridical problems arising from the study of such archives. The point of departure for this gathering is a series of questions: What legal rules apply to archival collections? Does the legal framework change according to the geographic area or the nature of the sources being studied? What are the legal prerequisites for studying an archival collection? This first session serves to inaugurate a series of biannual workshops dedicated to the legal status of archives. More broadly, it will stimulate an epistemological reflection on remote research, the status of archives, and the way in which the nature of materials themselves influence scientific research strategies.

Panelists: Vincent Négri (ISSP), Mélanie Rebours (Service interministériel des Archives de France), Emilie Terrier (Université de Grenoble), Élodie Voillot-Blanchard (Institut national de patrimoine)