Founded in 1895 and given statutory powers in 1907 with the passing of the first of six successive acts of Parliament, The National Trust (NT) now has nearly six million members, some 10% of the UK’s population, attesting to the important role it plays in the life of the nation. The provisions of the 1937 … Continue reading ‘Dialling down’ on collections at the National Trust
SHC Online Lecture: Art and Patronage in Late 19th century Rome
The Society for the History of Collecting Invites you to its Online Lecture Art and Patronage in Late 19th century Rome: Reverend Robert J. Nevin and the Church of Saint Paul's Within the Wall Prof. Paolo Coen Thursday, August 27 2020 at 6.30 pm (BST) On September 20, 1870, the army of the Kingdom of … Continue reading SHC Online Lecture: Art and Patronage in Late 19th century Rome
Instagram Stories: Collection Series with Bridget Garza Griffin
Join us this Friday for another Stories take over with Bridget Garza Griffin. Bridget is currently an MA student in French and British Decorative Arts and Interiors at the University of Buckingham with the Wallace Collection. Her research interests include first generation African American collectors from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and their … Continue reading Instagram Stories: Collection Series with Bridget Garza Griffin
Instagram Stories: Collection Series with Adriana Concin
Join us this Friday for another Stories take over with Adriana Concin. Adriana is a fourth-year PhD student in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. She is currently finishing her thesis on the cultural and artistic exchanges between the Austrian Habsburg courts of Vienna, Innsbruck and Prague and the … Continue reading Instagram Stories: Collection Series with Adriana Concin
Instagram Stories: Collection Series with Alice Minter
Join us this Friday for another Stories take over with Alice Minter. Alice is currently curator of the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, on loan to the Victoria & Albert Musuem in London. Prior to that, she worked for ten years at Sotheby's in London as a specialist in Silver, Objects of Virtue and Ceramics. Her … Continue reading Instagram Stories: Collection Series with Alice Minter