Press Release: 2021 Strawberry Hill’s New Online Exhibition Reveals its Unexpected Jewish Past

Press Release: Tuesday 26th January, 2021 2021 STRAWBERRY HILL’S NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION REVEALS ITS UNEXPECTED JEWISH PAST To celebrate the European Jewish Days of Culture, Strawberry Hill House has created an online exhibition to spotlight the contribution of two of its historic owners: Frances, Countess Waldegrave (1821-1879), whose father John Braham was an internationally famous … Continue reading Press Release: 2021 Strawberry Hill’s New Online Exhibition Reveals its Unexpected Jewish Past

Botanical Treasures: Inspiration from Nature in Porcelain and on Paper – Opens Summer 2021

Botanical Treasures: Inspiration from Nature in Porcelain and on Paper – Opens Summer 2021 Made possible after a successful joint application to the Finnis Scott Foundation Botanical Art Award, from May 2021 the Museum of Royal Worcester will be co-hosting a botanical art exhibition with members of the Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustration (GSBI). The core … Continue reading Botanical Treasures: Inspiration from Nature in Porcelain and on Paper – Opens Summer 2021

CFP: Migration and the Visual Arts in Denmark (Copenhagen, 24 September 2021)

CFP: Migration and the Visual Arts in Denmark (Copenhagen, 24 Sep 21) The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Copenhagen, Sep 24, 2021 Deadline: Apr 2, 2021 Crossing Borders: Migration and the Visual Arts in Denmark, 1800-2021 The purpose of this conference is to highlight the migration of artists and ideas to Denmark over … Continue reading CFP: Migration and the Visual Arts in Denmark (Copenhagen, 24 September 2021)

CFP: History of Claims for the Return of Cultural Heritage (Online, 17-19 November 2021)

CFP: History of Claims for the Return of Cultural Heritage (online, 17-19 Nov 21) Online, Nov 17–19, 2021 Deadline: Mar 14, 2021 The Long History of Claims for the Return of Cultural Heritage from Colonial Contexts 2021 Virtual conference of the German Lost Art Foundation in cooperation with The Research Center for Material Culture of … Continue reading CFP: History of Claims for the Return of Cultural Heritage (Online, 17-19 November 2021)

Diversifying the History of Collecting- Collecting the Sacred: Art Belief and Identity (16 Feb, 2021)

The Society for the History of Collecting Diversifying the History of Collecting We are delighted to announce the second round of events in our 2020/21 series designed to diversify research into the history of collecting. This round will be dedicated to the question of religious artefacts and religious motivations in the history of collecting, a … Continue reading Diversifying the History of Collecting- Collecting the Sacred: Art Belief and Identity (16 Feb, 2021)