Building on the momentum established by the webinar series Hidden Networks: The Trade of Asian Art (2020–2022), the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art and the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation’s Museum of Asian Art and Central Archive are pleased to announce an in-person symposium, occurring Wednesday, November 1 through Saturday, November 4, 2023, in Washington, DC. For the first time, a global community of Asian art provenance researchers will gather to explore the complexities of translocation and how to best research, share, and debate these histories.

The symposium seeks to advance provenance studies focused on East, South, and Southeast Asian art by highlighting active provenance projects, research challenges, and available resources. The conference will also include workshops to discuss challenging questions, share materials, and develop collaborative tools. Organizers invite both early career and established professionals to submit twenty-minute presentations on current provenance issues.