ICRA
Aug 6, 2026
ICRA Spotlight: The HEAR Act
The legal landscape for art restitution is shifting and provenance research is at the forefront.
Updates to the HEAR Act mean that claims no longer simply age out. Gaps and uncertainties in ownership histories now carry real legal weight, and the move from time-barred claims to merits-based restitution means that what can be proved - or published - matters more than ever.
For catalogue raisonné authors, provenance researchers, institutions, lawyers and collectors, the implications are significant.
Published research can trigger fresh legal timelines, and the pressure to ensure rigorous, transparent provenance work has never been greater.
To explore what this means in practice, ICRA is hosting an online Spotlight with art lawyer William Charron, moderated by ICRA board member Professor Lynn Rother.
There will be time for Q&A.
Register here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/internationalcatalogueraisonnassociation/2254326
Thu 6 Aug 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM BST