CONF: ‘Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter’ (13–15 January 2026, Leiden University)
In January 2026, Leiden University’s Museum Lab will host the international conference ‘Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter’. The conference reflects on museums with significant founding histories, broadly defined, that are currently engaged in…
CONF: Archival Intelligence: AI x Archives x Museums (Karlsruhe, 10 Dec 25)
Archives and museums are placing great hopes in Artificial Intelligence. Time-consuming, labor-intensive tasks — such as the description and analysis of objects — can already be, or may soon be, taken over by…
CONF: Colonial Objects: The Material Culture of Italian Colonialism (Rome, Bibliotheca Hertziana – 4-5 Dec 2025)
“Colonial Objects: The Material Culture of Italian Colonialism” is an international, interdisciplinary conference that addresses the production and circulation of objects to understand their active role in shaping colonial imaginaries, visual culture, and…
CONF: Navigating Uncertainty: Art Markets in Peripheral and Global South Regions (TIAMSA Session at CAA, Chicago, 21 Feb 2025, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM)
Session: Navigating Uncertainty: Art Markets in Peripheral andGlobal South RegionsSession date and time: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 9:00 AM- 10:30 AM Central TimeLocation: The Hilton Chicago, 720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605,…
CONF: Digital Turn. Collections – Provenances – Markets (Nov 27-28, 2025)
Venue: Auditorium im Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 1, 10117 Berlin Conference organised by the Centre for Art Market Studies in cooperation with the Department of Digital Provenance at TU Berlin and…
CONF: Les arts d’Afrique pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale : spoliations, destructions, déplacements (INHA, Paris – 13 Nov 2025)
Les préoccupations actuelles concernant les biens culturels africains spoliés pendant la période coloniale ont contribué à replacer les objets d’Afrique au centre des enjeux historiques du XXesiècle. Mais qu’en est-il de la période…
CONF: Collectors, Agents, Art Dealers – The Rise and Expansion of Vienna’s Art Market, 17th–18th Century (University of Vienna, 13-14 Nov 25)
PROGRAMME: Thursday, 13 November 2025 9:30-10:00 Welcome Thomas Wallnig, Vice Dean, Faculty of Historical and Cultural StudiesSilvia Tammaro for the Vienna Center for the History of Collecting
CONF: Hidden Histories of the Museum: Women Transforming Art Collections (National Gallery and online, 23 Oct 2025)
This conference explores the multifaceted roles women have played in shaping museums, both nationally within the UK and internationally, particularly institutions that specialise in historic art. We examine how women have entered museum…
CONF: Settecento Malerei. Cultural Transfer Phenomena Between Italy and the Habsburg Territories (University of Vienna / online – 23-24 Oct 2025)
The beginning of the Settecento was characterised by a considerable expansion of the transalpine art market, driven by a strong interest in collecting Italian artworks. This phenomenon attracted numerous Italian artists, including many…