Society for the History of Collecting

Steering Committee

Musei

Co-Chairs: Dr. Elizabeth Pergam, Independent Scholar and Dr. Marie Tavinor, Programme Director, Royal Academy of Arts 

Secretary: Dr. Lindsay Macnaughton, Lecturer in History and History of Art, University of Buckingham 

Treasurer: Dr. Irene Walsh, Independent Scholar 

President: Adriana Turpin FSA 

 

Committee Members 2023-24

Jill Bace, Independent Scholar

Dr. John Chu, Senior Curator of Pictures and Sculptures, National Trust

Edward Copisarow FSA

Lassla Esquivel, PhD Candidate, University of Leeds

Dr. John Harrison, C. Psychol., C.Sci, A.F.B.Ps.S., Visiting Fellow, School of Art History, Classical Studies, English & Creative Writing and Music, The Open University

Dr. Barbara Furlotti, Associate Lecturer, The Courtauld Institute of Art

Dr. Isobel MacDonald, Independent Scholar

Dr. Stacey Pierson, Reader in the History of Chinese Ceramics, SOAS

Suzanne Higgott, FSA

 

Society Officers

Membership Officer: Bridget Griffin and Sabrina Silva

Book Reviews Editor: Natasha Shoory

Website Editor: Sofiya Romashchenko

Social Media Manager: Eleonora Drago

NOT A MEMBER YET? 

Join our global community of like-minded individuals and institutions interested in the history of collecting. Membership is open to all: curators, dealers, scholars, early career researchers, collectors and anyone curious about collecting across time and space. Members have access to:

  • Priority access for in-person tours, events and workshops
  • Voting rights at the Society’s Annual General Meeting
  • Access to recordings of the Society’s online lectures and conferences
  • Bimonthly Events Digest
  • Quarterly Newsletters
  • Biannual Proceedings
  • Reduced subscription fee to the Journal of the History of Collections
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Society for the History of Collecting

THE SHC IS A REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1205198

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