Rethinking Museums Politically: Berlin’s Altes Museum, Museum Island and the (reconstructed) City Palace Date and Time: 11-12 May 2017 Venue: Berlin, Technische Universität Practical details: Conference language is English. Participation is free. No registration required. Convenors: Dr Annette Loeseke, New York University Berlin Dr Andrea Meyer, Technische Universität Berlin Since its opening in 1830, Karl … Continue reading CONF: Rethinking Museums Politically: Berlin’s Altes Museum, Museum Island and the (reconstructed) City Palace, Berlin, 11-12 May 2017
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Conference Report: Paris and Berlin, October 2016
All the Beauty of the World, Berlin, October 13-15, 2016 As the title indicated, this conference gathered together researchers working on many different areas and covering collecting practices from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries. The aim was to explore the different ways markets developed for non-European works of art, how these works … Continue reading Conference Report: Paris and Berlin, October 2016
Exhibition: America Collects Eighteenth-Century French Painting, Washington, 21 May-20 August 2017
Exhibition: America Collects Eighteenth-Century French PaintingMay 21 – August 20, 2017Washington, National Gallery of Art, West Building, Main Floor Joseph Ducreux, Le Discret, c. 1791, oil on aluminum, transferred from canvas, Spencer Museum of Art When Joseph Bonaparte, elder brother of Napoleon, arrived in the United States in 1815, he brought with him his exquisite collection of eighteenth-century … Continue reading Exhibition: America Collects Eighteenth-Century French Painting, Washington, 21 May-20 August 2017
Report of the Seminar on Network Research, held on 3 March 2017
NETWORK RESEARCH FOR ART HISTORIANS: WHY AND HOW IS IT IMPORTANT? On Friday 3rd March 2017, SocHistColl held its first seminar, opened to members and non-members alike. The topical theme focussed a new methodological avenue fostered by an increasing use of digital tools in the Humanities: researching networks and visualising them. Prof. Koen Brosens from … Continue reading Report of the Seminar on Network Research, held on 3 March 2017
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Assistant for 'Enlightenment Architecture: Sir Hans Sloane's catalogues of his collections' at the British Museum
Click here for a detailed description of PDRA's responsibilities, candidate specifications and application requirements. For further information and to apply, click here. Deadline to submit applications: 13 March 2017, 12pm