Dr. Hecker is a regular contributor to the lecture series at:
Master di arte e diritto
LLM Art Law
Master in Arts Management
Assets Annual Conference of the International Society of Appraisers
“The Afterlife of Sculptures – Differences Between Lifetime and Posthumous Casts.” This session originally aired at the Assets 2021 Annual Conference. Download
Annual:
20-hour Due Diligence Workshop for Università Cattolica’s Masters in Arts Management.
for Master in Family Office. Had lectured there before as well (every year) AIFO
June 3, 2024. Sharon Hecker lectured for students of Master Gestione Innovativa dell’Arte at Università di Pavia on the Hecker Standard
Latest:
2025
January 2025. Sharon Hecker participated in presentation of SDA Bocconi’s new Concentration Track in Art Markets and Finance as part of the Masters in Arts Management and Administration.
February 14. “Art, Law and Artistic Collaborations”. Presented at “Law in Art and Art in Law” session at CAA conference. Read more
June 2025 “I rischi e i presidi preventivi connessi al patrimonio culturale” organizzato dall’Università degli Studi di Milano , Dipartimento C. Beccaria.
“Globalising the Protection of Cultural Heritage”. Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca , LYNX Summer School 2025
June-September 2025. Lecture on due diligence for Giuffrè Editore Art and Law Masters Program. Directed by law professor Laura Castelli, held at Gallerie d’Italia – Piazza Scala. Read more
has been presented at:
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2024
February 20. Ordine degli avvocati di Roma. Corte di cassazione. Corso di diritto di beni culturali. Read more
April 19. Guest lecture for students of “Diritto alla bellezza” course in the Art Market Program at IULM University, on the Hecker Standard.
June 3. Sharon Hecker and Giuseppe Calabi were guests on The Art Law Podcast “Italy’s Expansive Control Over Cultural Heritage”. Read more
June 11. Panel Discussion The Afterlife of Art: Posthumous Moral Rights & Copyrights at the Center for Art Law, with Professors Peter J. Karol, Guy A. Rub, Eva E. Subotnik, moderated by Patrick Lin. Read. Review
June 11. The Afterlife of Art: Posthumous Moral Rights & Copyrights. eventbrite.com
June 28. I rischi e i presidi preventivi connessi al patrimonio culturale. Avv/ Luca Troyer? Dott.ssa Sharon Hecker, Avv. Giuseppo Calabi. Università degli Studi di Milano.
October. The Hecker Standard®: un metodo valido per la due diligence. Consiglio Avvocati Roma. Watch
November 15. “Corso sull’Arbitrato nel Contenzioso dell’Arte”, Camera Arbitrale Internazionale.
December 5. “Due Diligence for Artworks and the Importance of Provenance Research”. Lecture, Università di Insubria’s Department of Law, Economics, and Cultures. Read more
Guest lecture, Sotheby’s Institute of Art about Hecker Standard.
Workshop in Due Diligence Best Practices for Master in Family Office. Read more
Sharon Hecker lectured for students of Master Gestione Innovativa dell’Arte at Università di Pavia on the Hecker Standard.
Lesson, Art Market Studies UZH at the University of Zurich. “The Afterlife of Sculptures: Posthumous Casts Between Scholarship, the Market and the Law”.
Art and authentication. Association of American Law Schools in DC. Read more
2023
2 October. AIFO Academy, Master in Family Office
12 October. Triennale Milano, Curator, Law & Insurance. Il ruolo del curatore nell’istituzione museale: prospettive, criticità e comparazione.
4 and 12 December. Master’s in Arts Management and Administration Università SDA Bocconi, Milan.
13 June. Harvard Art Museums Summer Institute for Technical Studies in Art (SITSA) graduate program. Read more
17 June. Art and Law talk at the Università degli Studi di Milano. Read more
June 23. Lecture, “Delitti contro il patrimonio culturale e responsabilità degli enti: questioni interpretative e primi suggerimenti pratici per la redazione del mog.” VII Edizione del corso di perfezionamento “IL D.LGS. N. 231/2001: RESPONSABILITÀ DA REATO DEGLI ENTI E COMPLIANCE AZIENDALE”, Università degli Studi di Milano – Dipartimento di scienze giuridiche.
29 September. AIGLI Conference“La Circolazione dei Beni Culturali” XXXV Convegno e Assemblea Annuale degli Associati.
28 September. Workshop CRRI 2023. La gestione delle collezioni e i registration methods. Tecniche e pratiche di lavoro. Castello di Rivoli.
Annual lecture and workshop at Luiss Guido Carli University LLM in Art Law on the Hecker Standard. Read more
November 14. Sharon Hecker lectured at Post Laurea Management dell’arte e dei Beni Culturali at Treccani Accademia on the Hecker Standard. Read more
November 18. “Arte, l’ABC per il collezionista” Sharon Hecker spoke with Marilena Pirrelli, Il Sole 24 Ore. Read more
2022
25 March 2022. Lecture on Due Diligence for Artworks at the Luiss School of Law on its new Art Law Master’s Program. Read more
23 March 2022. Webinar: Insurance Academy: “Valorizzazione dell’arte: indagini scientifiche, tecnologia e due diligence” Join
19 March 2022 Institute for Art Law Study Forum. Posthumous art, law and the art market – Dr Sharon Hecker and Professor Peter J. Karol to discuss their new book published with Routledge (2021). Join
25 February 2022 Conference “The Catalogue Raisonné. Research Tool and Challenge for Art History.” Scientific Coordination by Carla Subrizi.
2021
27 November 2021 “Perché la due diligence per le opere d’arte riguarda anche il mercato dell’arte” Sole 24ore Business School, Master Diritto e fiscalità del mercato dell’arte. Read more
26 November 2021 “Posthumous Casts: legal and art historical issues”: University of Zurich, Executive Master in Art Market Studies. Read more
19 November 2021 “Arte e diritto a confronto”. “Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Diritto Privato e Storia del Diritto Milano Book City.
4 October 2021 “Due Diligence on Art Objects for Family Officers.” Master in Family Office, AIFO Academy, Associazione italiana Family Officer (AIFO). Read more
28 August 2021 Conference “Original or Copy: Virtual Reproductions and the Question of Authenticity,” Romont. Organizers: Vitrocentre & Vitromusée Romont, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Le Stanze del Vetro.
24 June 2021 “The Challenges and Pitfalls of Expert Witnesses in Art Law Cases and the New CAfA Expert Witness Pool” American Bar Association Art and Cultural Heritage Law Committe TELE-COFFEE. Read more
16 April 2021 “The Role of the Expert Witnesses in the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA)” Webinar “Art & Médiation ou autres MARD”, Avvocats Conseils d’Entreprises (ACE). Read more
14 April 2021 “Art disputes and how to avoid them” A virtual conference presented by the IBA Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee. Read more
2020
11 November 2020 International Bar Association, Annual Conference Art, Cultural Institution and Heritage Law Committee, Panel Discussion: “Come to the fair — the future of the art market or the end of galleries?”
7 October 2020 “La due diligence storico-artistica per le opere d’arte: le autentiche”, Master’s Program in Art Law Università Statale di MIlano. Read more
5 October 2020 “Due Diligence for Artworks for Family Officers.” Master in Family Office, AIFO Academy, Associazione italiana Family Officer (AIFO). Read more
11-14 May 2020 “Why Due Diligence for Artworks Matters for Arts Managers.” Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan. Master’s Program in Arts Management. Read more
20 April 2020 “Due Diligence for Arts Managers,” 24Ore Business School Master Economia e Management dell’Arte e dei Beni Culturali. Read more
9 March 2020 “Due Diligence for Artworks for Family Officers.” Master in Family Office, AIFO Academy, Associazione italiana Family Officer (AIFO). Read more
13 February 2020 “The Pleasures, Perils, and Purposes of Collecting Art.” A conversation with Sharon Hecker and Clarice Pecori Giraldi about collecting art at the Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan. Yale Club Of Italy.
31 January 2020 “An Art Market in Evolution.” Responsible Art Market (RAM) conference dedicated to challenges of expertise and authentication among experts, art lawyers and operators in the art market. Geneve, Switzerland. Read more
2019
28 June 2019 “La Due Diligence per le opere d’arte”, Corso di formazione ADR, camera arbitrale, CCamera di Commercio di Milano, Milan. Read more
11 June 2019 “Art Law Mixer @ VLA, Authenticity and the Law” , Center for Art Law, New York. Read more
12 April 2019 “Why Due Diligence Matters for Private Bankers Advising on Art”, Global Wealth Executive Training Programme AIFO (Associazione Italiana Family Office), Milan and Rome. Read more
10 April, 2019 “Perché la due diligence per le opere d’arte riguarda anche gli avvocati” Freshfield’s Bruckhaus Derringer, Milan.
20 March 2019 “La due diligence del collezionista: il caso Modigliani”, L’Arte di investire: tra esigenze di tutela e trasmissione Edmond de Rothschild. Read more
6 March 2019 “Perché la due diligence per le opere d’arte riguarda anche gli avvocati”, Master’s Program in Art Law Università Statale di MIlano. Read more
2 March 2019 “Perché la due diligence per le opere d’arte riguarda anche il mercato dell’arte”, SOLE 24ORE BUSINESS SCHOOL, Milan. Read more
2018
26 November 2018 “Due Diligence per le opere d’arte: dati empirici, buone pratiche e …dialoghi delicati”, Mario Francesco Dotti – Mediatore; Sharon Hecker, Ph.D. – Art Historian & Curator; Samanta Lombardi – Avvocato, Head of Wealth Solutions Italy, Edmond De Rothschild; Clarice Pecori Giraldi –Art Collection Manager, CPG Art Advisory; Silvia Stabile – Avvocato, Focus Team Arte e Beni Culturali, BonelliErede. Facilitare il dialogo nel mondo dell’arte Camera Arbitrale di Milano. Read more. Read more on the Conference in Artribune by Roberta Palma.
6 June 2018 “La due diligence del collezionista: autenticità e circolazione” “La borsa valori dell’arte,” Paratissima, Milan. Read more
