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)
‘The long history of the return and restitution of the Benin royal treasures to Nigeria’ (2 Feb, 2022)
The Society for the History of Collecting invites you to its Online Lecture Organised by the French Chapter ‘The long history of the return and restitution of the Benin royal treasures to Nigeria’ Felicity Bodenstein, Sorbonne Université, Paris 2 February 2022, 7.30pm (CET), 6.30pm (GMT) This talk considers the long history of requests for return, … Continue reading ‘The long history of the return and restitution of the Benin royal treasures to Nigeria’ (2 Feb, 2022)
Review: The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects
The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects By Mark Westgarth, 2020. London : Routledge, 192 pp., 36 b/w illustrations. £120 (hardback) £36.99 (eBook), ISBN 9781409405795 (hardback) ISBN 9781003028147 (ebook) - Imogen Tedbury ‘The place through which he made his way at leisure was one of those … Continue reading Review: The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects
Collection/Séminaire sur le collectionnisme et le marché de l’art
COLLECTION / Séminaire sur le collectionnisme et le marché de l’art Honoré Daumier, Les Amateurs, 1865-1868, Walters Art Museum (CCO) APPEL À COMMUNICATION Les organisateurs de Collection/Séminaire sur le collectionnisme et le marché de l’art, lancent un appel à communication pour les séances mensuelles du séminaire en 2022. Depuis sa fondation en 2020 le séminaire Collection entend être un … Continue reading Collection/Séminaire sur le collectionnisme et le marché de l’art
CFP: ArCo 2020 (Florence, 28-29 May 20)
Subject: CFP: ArCo 2020 (Florence, 28-29 May 20) Dipartimento di Architettura (DiDA) of the Florence University (UNIFI), Florence, May 28 - 29, 2020 Deadline: Sep 15, 2019 ArCo 2020, 1st International Conference on Art Collections (1stArCo): Cultural Heritage, Safety and Digital Innovation. ArCo is an International Conference dedicated to innovative experiences in Museum and Art Collections. The … Continue reading CFP: ArCo 2020 (Florence, 28-29 May 20)