MA in Art Law and Arts Management

DESCRIPTION - ACCEPTED STUDENTS CATEGORIES: The MA in Art Law and Arts Management Program is being offered by the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics of the University Center of International Programs of Studies of the International Hellenic University. The program aims at exploring and highlighting the functional interdependence between art law and arts management. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the legal, financial and political considerations and the corresponding regulatory approaches implemented in Europe and elsewhere concerning the creation of digital works of art, the art trade, the operation of the markets concerned, the function of intellectual property law at the EU and international level, the protection of cultural heritage and protection against unlawfully acquired works of art. The program adopts a multi-disciplinary approach and is addressed to graduates of various academic backgrounds, including law, economics, political science, history of art, philosophy, etc., who wish to specialize in the interrelation between art, law and the economy.
We aim at providing candidates with:
- the specialized legal, financial and cultural background to pursue a successful career in academia and research, private organizations that commercialize works of art, museums, art collections, law firms practicing in the field or public sector organizations involved in the management, legal protection, re-claiming and supporting works of art;
- legal and financial expertise on the operation and management of art markets (including sales of works of art, art portfolio management, art auctions etc.);
- in-depth knowledge on the national and international legal framework on national heritage, monument preservation, art loans or archaeology laws;
- intellectual property law expertise within a globalized art market;
- insights on those fields of law (constitutional, civil, penal etc.) affecting the legal protection of works of art.

KEYWORDS: Art law, arts management legal, financial and political considerations and the corresponding regulatory approaches implemented in Europe and elsewhere concerning the creation of (digital) works of art, the art trade, the operation of the markets concerned, the function of intellectual property law at the EU and international level, the protection of cultural heritage and protection against unlawfully acquired works of art.