A message concerning recent proposals by the Wallace Collection As an association dedicated to developing research into and interest in the history of objects, collecting and collections, we are profoundly disturbed by the suggestion that one of the key tools used by students, researchers and the general public is now under threat. Over the years, … Continue reading A message concerning recent proposals by the Wallace Collection
Queen Mary: First Royal Curator (27 January 2021, 6pm)
Queen Mary: First Royal Curator Wednesday 27th January 2021 at 6pm GMT Queen Mary, consort of King George V, has often been dismissed in the past as a collector of fripperies and bibelots, yet not only did she add considerably and significantly to the Royal Collection, but visitors to the royal residences today see the … Continue reading Queen Mary: First Royal Curator (27 January 2021, 6pm)
Seminar Collection: Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart: Two Collectors of Late 19th Century Italian Art (Online, 19 January 2021, 6.30pm CET)
Seminar Collection: Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart: Two Collectors of Late 19th Century Italian Art Left: Street façade of the Hôtel Jacquemart-André in 1913 - © Fond Bulloz, 1913; Right: Édouard and Nélie André, 19th century, photography - © Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Institut de France. January 19th 2021, online (Zoom), 6.30-8.00 pm Paris Time Speaker: Giancarla … Continue reading Seminar Collection: Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart: Two Collectors of Late 19th Century Italian Art (Online, 19 January 2021, 6.30pm CET)
CFP: Arts and artists in the pontifical diplomacy network (Rome, 15 October 21)
CFP: Arts and artists in the pontifical diplomacy network (Rome, 15 Oct 21) Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome, Oct 15, 2021 Deadline: Mar 15, 2021 - English version below - La Facoltà di Storia e Beni Culturali della Chiesa (Pontificia Università Gregoriana) invita alla presentazione di proposte per una giornata di studi che intende riflettere sul … Continue reading CFP: Arts and artists in the pontifical diplomacy network (Rome, 15 October 21)
The Anatomy of Wrongdoing: Socio-Psychological Dynamics of Unlawful Art Collecting (14 December 2020, 6.30pm)
REMINDER Register for the Seminar for Collecting and Display Monday 14 December 2020, 6.30 pm GMT The Anatomy of Wrongdoing: Socio-Psychological Dynamics of Unlawful Art Collecting Dr Joanna Smalcerz In 1776, Charles Townley (1737-1805), an English collector of antiquities, Grand Tourist and future trustee of the British Museum, r eceived a letter from his agent in … Continue reading The Anatomy of Wrongdoing: Socio-Psychological Dynamics of Unlawful Art Collecting (14 December 2020, 6.30pm)