The inaugural Annual MGHG (Museums and Galleries History Group) lecture will take place on 21st September 2017 at Senate House, University of London. Professor Ludmilla Jordanova (Durham University) will speak on: 'Museums, Galleries and the Power of Portraits' AGM - 4pm Refreshments - 4.30pm Lecture - 5-6pm Tickets: Members - Free Non-Member - £9.00 … Continue reading MGHG AGM and Annual Lecture, 21 September 2017, London
Launch of new art history mapping platform
A new, open-source platform, Mapping Paintings (www.mappingpaintings.org), allows users to map the movement of artworks across space and time. Developed by Jodi Cranston and generously funded by the Kress Foundation, the platform encourages any user to join the community and to contribute data and share their research projects! Projects can also remain private.
CONF: Bankiers als Akteure in (Nordost-)Europa, Lueneburg, 29-30 September 2017
What: Conference on 'Bankiers als Akteure in (Nordost-)Europa' Where: Lüneburg, Nordost-Institut (IKGN e. V.) When: 29-30 September 2017 Geld, Prestige und Verantwortung. Bankiers als Akteure im wirtschaftlichen, politischen und kulturellen Netzwerk in (Nordost-)Europa des 16.-20. Jahrhunderts Eine internationale Tagung veranstaltet von dem Nordost-Institut (IKGN e. V.) in Lüneburg und dem Institut für Kunstgeschichte an der … Continue reading CONF: Bankiers als Akteure in (Nordost-)Europa, Lueneburg, 29-30 September 2017
Forum: Objects of Contention, Spoils from the Yuanmingyuan in British Museums, 15 August and 25 September 2017
In the autumn of 1860 British and French troops looted the Yuanmingyuan, the lavish garden estate of the Qing emperors. Campaign members then returned to Europe rich with spoils. Imperial Chinese objects from the estate, many created by imperial command, have since taken unexpected trajectories in private collections and public museums. Objects of Contention was … Continue reading Forum: Objects of Contention, Spoils from the Yuanmingyuan in British Museums, 15 August and 25 September 2017
CONF: Objects of Exchange: Art and Economic Encounters, Paris, 7-8 September 2017
What: CONF: Objects of Exchange: Art and Economic Encounters When: 7 and 8 September 2017 Where: Paris, France (INHA, Galerie Colbert, Entrance at 6 rue des Petits Champs - 75002 Paris, Salle Vasari, 1st floor) Objects of Exchange. Art and Economic Encounters International Symposium organised by Alexander Alberro (Columbia University), and Sophie Cras (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Exchange … Continue reading CONF: Objects of Exchange: Art and Economic Encounters, Paris, 7-8 September 2017