Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Certificate Program
The Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Certificate Program is an intensive four-day program bringing together attorneys, museum professionals, collectors, advisors, and artists to explore the legal and financial forces shaping art markets today. Through classroom sessions on campus and site visits to leading Bay Area institutions, participants engage with the questions defining the field—from AI-generated art and NFTs to Nazi-era restitution and Indigenous cultural property. Half seminar, half field experience, limited to 30 participants.
Program at a Glance
Date Week of November 30, 2026
Duration 4 days
Location UC Berkeley Law & Bay Area institutions
Format 60% classroom · 40% field experience
Cohort Size Limited to 30 participants
Faculty Leading legal scholars, art law practitioners, and industry experts
Tuition TBD
CLE Credit CA MCLE offered
Why the Bay Area?
New York has the largest art market. London dominates Old Masters. But the Bay Area is where the art world’s next decade is being built—and contested.
Generative AI litigation. NFT ownership disputes. Fractional ownership and securities law. Digital tools reshaping cultural property claims. The legal questions are open—courts and regulators are working them out in real time, much of it here.
UC Berkeley School of Law sits at the center: leading scholars in tech, IP, and business law, surrounded by the institutions and innovators defining what comes next.
Who Should Attend
Art law sits at the intersection of multiple professions—and so does this program. We bring together people who rarely learn in the same room: attorneys, museum professionals, art advisors, collectors, wealth planners, appraisers, insurers, bankers, foundation executives, tech and finance professionals, artists, and students. We assume professional experience but no prior art law specialization.
This cross-professional exchange is central to the program’s value. Sessions are accessible to those without legal training while remaining substantive for practicing lawyers. Each day opens with a Practitioner Roundtable where participants share real challenges from their work. Offsite activities and site visits encourage dialogue across professional lines. You’ll leave with a network that spans the field.
Program Structure
How to Apply
Contacts
For further inquiries, CONTACT US
Berkeley Art, Law, and Finance Project
Berkeley Center for Law and Business
UC Berkeley School of Law
Email: bclb@law.berkeley.edu Web: law.berkeley.edu/research/
The University of California, Berkeley is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. Program details are subject to change.
