Dutch Bargains and Belgian Sales: Making a Market for Art from the Low Countries in the Americas, c. 1840-1920 The Hague, RKD ̶ Netherlands Institute for Art History, 21 June 2024 In a letter written in March 1853, the Belgian art dealer Ferdinand De Braekeleer jr. asked support from the Belgian government for his recently … Continue reading Dutch Bargains and Belgian Sales: Making a Market for Art from the Low Countries in the Americas, c. 1840-1920
From Cabinets to Museums (Erfurt, 10-11 Jan 24)
Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt, Jan 10–11, 2024 From Cabinets to Museums: Exploring the Histories of Chinese Collections in Europe. An international workshop at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt, in cooperation with Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein Gotha. Organised by Emily Teo (Gotha Research Centre) Chinese objects were acquired by … Continue reading From Cabinets to Museums (Erfurt, 10-11 Jan 24)
James McNaught – ‘William McInnes: a Mercantile Collector in early 20th century Glasgow’ (27 October 2022 at 6pm)
The Society for the History of Collecting are pleased to invite you to its inaugural Scottish lecture on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 6pm at the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre, Glasgow, and Online We are delighted that James McNaught will deliver a lecture entitled 'William McInnes: a Mercantile Collector in early 20th Century Glasgow' James with S J Peploe, … Continue reading James McNaught – ‘William McInnes: a Mercantile Collector in early 20th century Glasgow’ (27 October 2022 at 6pm)
CFP: Archival Absences: An Incomplete History of Photography (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
For the second time, the Bibliotheca Hertziana, the Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome, and Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, invite emerging doctoral and post-doctoral scholars, working in the interdisciplinary field of theory and history of photography, to participate in and contribute to a photo-historical seminar. Next year’s topic is Archival Absences An Incomplete … Continue reading CFP: Archival Absences: An Incomplete History of Photography (Deadline: 20 October 2022)