Call for Papers: When All Roads Led to Paris, 19th Century

Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, CR

Conference: June 26 – 27, 2018
Deadline: March 18, 2018

When All Roads Led to Paris.
Artistic Exchanges Between France and Central Europe in the 19th Century
Languages: French and English

This workshop, organized by CEFRES, the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ÚDU AV ČR), the National Gallery in Prague (NG) and the Institute of Art History of the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University (ÚDU FF UK) is open to PhD students, post doctoral students and young researchers.

The goal of the workshop is to look at French art history from the viewpoint of the cultural transfer theory. It will touch upon various aspects of the spreading of French culture and art (painting, sculpture, architecture, applied arts) but also the fields of museology and cultural heritage protection.

The contributions may explore one of the following topics:
Art education
Artistic migration
Style and artistic expression
Topography of cultural transfers

Please send us your paper proposal up to 3,600 characters, in French or English, by 18 March 2018, within the fulfilled application form. The selection committee will contact selected candidates by 20 April 2018. Papers should be no longer than 25 minutes and will be followed by a discussion.

Call for papers: http://www.cefres.cz/en/7840