How do the pieces of art end up in museums and books in libraries? Provenance research focuses on the history and owners of such cultural objects - from their creation to their current location. Occasionally, gaps or inconsistencies come to light, such as in the case of unlawful expropriations.

As part of the Intercultural Days, provenance researchers from the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) and the SLUB will highlight selected cases of how they trace the origin of objects. How do they proceed in their work? What are the consequences of their findings? What is the best way to reunite the artwork and its owner? What role do databases play? The lectures will take place on October 4, 2023 at 6:30 pm in the COSMO Science Forum at the Dresden Kulturpalast. Afterwards, the audience will have the opportunity to ask the researchers questions and have discussions together.

A joint event of TU Dresden and SLUB with the kind support of Dresden State Art Collection. Free of charge.