Prudence and Curiosity in the Early Modern Collection (21 Oct, 2022)

Prudence and Curiosity in the Early Modern Collection October 21, 2022 Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, Oregon Through the lenses of both the histories of art and the histories of science, this symposium explores the political relationship between statecraft and art. Visit the symposia website for more information and the program: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/collecting/ Speakers: Andrew … Continue reading Prudence and Curiosity in the Early Modern Collection (21 Oct, 2022)

The Seminar for Collecting and Display: Collecting and Display of Zoological Curiosities at the Medici Court in Florence (3 October 2022)

The Seminar for Collecting and Display invites you to its seminar on Monday, 3 October, at 6 p.m BST IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM Angelica Groom will speak on Collecting and Display of Zoological Curiosities at the Medici Court in Florence Abstract: The collecting of zoological rarities during the early modern era played a significant … Continue reading The Seminar for Collecting and Display: Collecting and Display of Zoological Curiosities at the Medici Court in Florence (3 October 2022)

Reminder: SHC – Annual Lecture ‘An Idiosyncratic Collector’ by Sir Paul Ruddock (23 September 2022 at 6.30pm, London and Zoom)

The Society for the History of Collecting is pleased to invite you to its Annual Lecture  on Friday 23 September 2022 at 6:30pm at the Society of Antiquaries, London, and Online We are delighted that Sir Paul Ruddock will deliver this year's Annual Lecture entitled ‘An Idiosyncratic Collector’   Sir Paul was knighted in the 2012 New Years … Continue reading Reminder: SHC – Annual Lecture ‘An Idiosyncratic Collector’ by Sir Paul Ruddock (23 September 2022 at 6.30pm, London and Zoom)

SHC AGM (23 Sept, 2022)

The Society for the History of Collecting  is pleased to invite you to its Annual General Meeting and Annual Lecture  on Friday 23 September 2022 at the Society of Antiquaries, London. The AGM will start at 5pm and will be followed by the Annual Lecture at 6.30pm. Please note the  Annual Lecture will be a hybrid event. We are delighted that Sir … Continue reading SHC AGM (23 Sept, 2022)