Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2026 Art Crime Research Trust Symposium. Participants’ engagement and insights showed the ideas raised by presenters on this year’s theme — The Cost of Art Crime — struck chords across our community.
Thanks to our sponsor, Tompkins Wake, and our venue partner, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, for helping make this a great day.
The Trust is already looking ahead, and we are pleased to share that the next Symposium will take place in 2028, to continue building this important community of researchers, practitioners, academics and advocates.
What made the Symposium so valuable was the breadth of expertise in the room and the willingness to engage across disciplines. There was a real sense that some of the most innovative and impactful thinking in this field is currently coming from the Australia-New Zealand region, with relevance far beyond our shores.
Dr Melanie Pitkin
