COLLECTING AND DISPLAY SEMINARS INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH 6.00pm in Room 304 Monday, 9th March Jane Milosch Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC and Nick Pearce, University of Glasgow Collecting and Provenance: A Multidisciplinary Approach Provenance - tracking the origin, ownership, transfer, and movement of objects - has become somewhat more visible in recent years, spurred on … Continue reading SEM: Collecting and Display: Collecting and Provenance: A Multidisciplinary Approach (9 March 2020, London)
CONF: Making a Case for Cases: The Furniture of Display (10-11 January 2020)
Making a Case for Cases: The Furniture of Display 10-11 January 2020 The Bowes Museum, County Durham This conference aims to explore the furniture used by collectors, museums and institutions for displaying artefacts. Spanning diverse functions and definitions, objects known as display cases, showcases, china cabinets, vitrines, specimen tables, or even trophy cabinets, are ubiquitous … Continue reading CONF: Making a Case for Cases: The Furniture of Display (10-11 January 2020)
CFP: ‘The Art Market and The Museum: Ethics and Aesthetics of Institutional Collecting, Display and Patronage from c.1800 to the Present’ (15 December 2019)
Deadline: Dec 15, 2019 The International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA) Conference 2020, hosted at The University of Edinburgh / National Galleries Scotland 17-18 July 2020 CALL FOR PAPERS: 'The Art Market and The Museum: Ethics and Aesthetics of Institutional Collecting, Display and Patronage from c.1800 to the Present' Deadline: 15th Dec 2019 The theme … Continue reading CFP: ‘The Art Market and The Museum: Ethics and Aesthetics of Institutional Collecting, Display and Patronage from c.1800 to the Present’ (15 December 2019)
CFP: The Museum on show (Paris, 23-24 April 2020)
Subject: CFP: The Museum on show (Paris, 23-24 Apr 20) Paris, Ecole du Louvre/Louvre, April 23 - 24, 2020 Deadline: Dec 16, 2019 Le musée en scène : regards critiques sur la muséographie 1969-2019 The museum on show: a critical history of display, 1969-2019 Problématique générale Depuis une bonne cinquantaine d'années, la présentation des collections muséales est … Continue reading CFP: The Museum on show (Paris, 23-24 April 2020)
CONF: Houses of Politicians (Manchester, 29-30 Nov 19)
Subject: CONF: Houses of Politicians (Manchester, 29-30 Nov 19) Manchester, November 29 - 30, 2019 <https://politicianshouses.wordpress.com> This symposium brings together established and early career scholars who explore the correlation between politics and the country house within this protean political environment. Case studies and dialogue sessions will discuss design and style, as well as collecting, display, patronage, networking, … Continue reading CONF: Houses of Politicians (Manchester, 29-30 Nov 19)