Dutch Bargains and Belgian Sales: Making a Market for Art from the Low Countries in the Americas, c. 1840-1920

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)

The Society for the History of Collecting: Collections and Impermanence: Transfer, Exchange and Disposal (10 and 17 November 2022)

The Society for the History of Collecting are pleased to invite you to its PhD and Early Career Researcher Workshop *(open to all) Collections and Impermanence: Transfer, Exchange and Disposal online on Thursday 10th November (5.30-7.45pm GMT; 6.30-8.45pm CET; 12:45-2:45pm EST; 9:45-10:45am PST) and in-person (hybrid) on Thursday 17th November (12-5pm GMT; 1-6pm CET; 7am-12pm EST; 4-9am PST) … Continue reading The Society for the History of Collecting: Collections and Impermanence: Transfer, Exchange and Disposal (10 and 17 November 2022)

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)