Events

Upcoming Events In-person Annual General Meeting and Roundtable Discussion  As a way of celebrating the Society's new status as an Educational Charity, this year's Annual Lecture is transformed into a round-table discussion entitled 'Education and the History of Collecting'. Three academics with a close relationship to the Society will contribute: former Steering Committee member Tom Stammers, Founder … Continue reading Events

CFP: Objects on the Move. Unpacking the Narratives of Circulating Exhibitions 1900–1952 – Guest Editor: Paola Cordera (Museum, Materials and Discussions. Journal of Museum Studies)

Objects on the Move. Unpacking the Narratives of Circulating Exhibitions 1900–1952  2024-04-16 Objects on the Move Unpacking the Narratives of Circulating Exhibitions 1900–1952 Guest Editor: Paola Cordera   In the 1950s, interest emerged among scholars and museum professionals in circulating exhibitions as a distinct format with its own theoretical principles, goals and technical issues. The … Continue reading CFP: Objects on the Move. Unpacking the Narratives of Circulating Exhibitions 1900–1952 – Guest Editor: Paola Cordera (Museum, Materials and Discussions. Journal of Museum Studies)

Dutch Bargains and Belgian Sales: Making a Market for Art from the Low Countries in the Americas, c. 1840-1920

Dutch Bargains and Belgian Sales: Making a Market for Art from the Low Countries in the Americas, c. 1840-1920 The Hague, RKD  ̶  Netherlands Institute for Art History, 21 June 2024 In a letter written in March 1853, the Belgian art dealer Ferdinand De Braekeleer jr. asked support from the Belgian government for his recently … Continue reading Dutch Bargains and Belgian Sales: Making a Market for Art from the Low Countries in the Americas, c. 1840-1920

Tastemakers, Collectors, and Patrons: Collecting American Art in the Long Nineteenth Century (Wednesday, January 31 – 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST)

Please join us for a virtual book launch of Tastemakers, Collectors, and Patrons: Collecting American Art in the Long Nineteenth Century Wednesday, January 31 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST Live via Zoom Linda S. Ferber and Margaret R. Laster, the editors of Tastemakers, Collectors, and Patrons: Collecting American Art in the Long Nineteenth Century, invite you … Continue reading Tastemakers, Collectors, and Patrons: Collecting American Art in the Long Nineteenth Century (Wednesday, January 31 – 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST)

COLLECTOR CONVERSATIONS: TALKING DRAWINGS – January 28, 2024 4:00 pm (NY Time)

COLLECTOR CONVERSATIONS: TALKING DRAWINGS Registration for this event will begin on Thursday, January 4 at 12pm Eastern via The Drawing Foundation. Over the past twenty-five years, the market for nineteenth-century French drawings has moved from the margins to the center of the drawings field. While works by marquee artists have long been appreciated, the canon has … Continue reading COLLECTOR CONVERSATIONS: TALKING DRAWINGS – January 28, 2024 4:00 pm (NY Time)