Reminder: SHC – Annual Lecture ‘An Idiosyncratic Collector’ by Sir Paul Ruddock (23 September 2022 at 6.30pm, London and Zoom)

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)

Art Under Threat: Protecting Art in Times of Crisis (7 June at 6.30pm CEST)

ART UNDER THREAT: PROTECTING ART IN TIMES OF CRISIS An online discussion to be held on 7th June at 6.30pm CEST, 5.30pm BST and 12.30pm EST with Vernon Rapley, Director of Culture in Crisis, Victoria and Albert Museum, Maria Shust, Director at the Ukranian Museum, New York, Ellen Wasylina, Founding Partner, Trocadéro Forum: A Center … Continue reading Art Under Threat: Protecting Art in Times of Crisis (7 June at 6.30pm CEST)

CFP: Hispanic Art in British Regional Collections (Durham, 22-23 Sep 22)

CFP: Hispanic Art in British Regional Collections (Durham, 22-23 Sep 22) County Durham, UK, Sep 22–23, 2022 Deadline: May 27, 2022 Hispanic Art in British Regional Collections: History, Display, Research British regional galleries are extraordinarily rich in holdings of Hispanic art. County Durham alone has the largest concentration of Spanish artworks anywhere in the world … Continue reading CFP: Hispanic Art in British Regional Collections (Durham, 22-23 Sep 22)

REMINDER: In Focus – The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) (24 March – 24 July 2022) #2

In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) 24 March – 24 July 2022 A survey of the architecture of Florence, richly illustrated by Ferdinando Ruggeri (1722) –recently ‘returned home’ to Strawberry Hill House - inspires third In Focus display The New Year sees Strawberry Hill House taking visitors … Continue reading REMINDER: In Focus – The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) (24 March – 24 July 2022) #2

In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) (24 March – 24 July 2022)

In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) 24 March – 24 July 2022 A survey of the architecture of Florence, richly illustrated by Ferdinando Ruggeri (1722) –recently ‘returned home’ to Strawberry Hill House - inspires third In Focus display The New Year sees Strawberry Hill House taking visitors … Continue reading In Focus: The Grand Tour, the two Horaces and the Court of Florence (1740-1786) (24 March – 24 July 2022)