ANN: Research Group on Looted Art, Provenance Research and Restitution in the Netherlands (Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture, University of Amsterdam)
The spoliation of art during the Nazi-era and the Holocaust is the central focus of this research group. However, we extend it to colonial and other contexts as well. The group is concerned…
CFP: The Mutability of Collections: Transformation, Contextualisation and Re-Interpretation (Seminar on Collecting & Display, Institute of Historical Research, University of London, 7-8 July 2023)
We invite proposals for papers reflecting on the ways in which the contents of collections are not permanent but may be subject to numerous mutations. Objects in collections are added, exchanged or disposed of, translated and…
ANN: Pop Places 1958–1966 – A series of mid-day webinars (Wildenstein Plattner Institute, New York, 20/27 Sept, 4/11 Oct 2022)
This fall, the WPI will host Pop Places 1958–1966, a series of mid-day webinars, each dedicated to a different key New York exhibition space of the era. What became known as Pop emerged from an…
EXH: Taking Stock. Gurlitt in Review (Kunstmuseum Bern, 16 Sept 2022-15 Jan 2023)
Taking stock means being accountable. The Kunstmuseum Bern accepted the legacy of Cornelius Gurlitt (1932 – 2014) in November 2014. Since December 2021, around 1600 works of art from the estate of the art…
ANN: Lecture Series on Provenance Research (University of Bern, 27 Sept – 13 December 2022; in German)
Der Schwerpunkt der Vorlesung liegt in der Auseinandersetzung mit inhaltlichen und methodischen Ansätzen der Provenienzforschung, verbunden mit praxisorientierten Anwendungen in Museen, Sammlungen und Archiven. Als Einführung bietet die Ringvorlesung einen Überblick zum aktuellen Stand und zu grundlegenden Fragestellungen der Provenienzforschung…
EXH: Benin. Looted History (MARKK, Hamburg, until Dec 2022)
The colonial occupation of the Kingdom of Benin by British troops in February 1897 marked the end of one of the most powerful West African kingdoms. In consequence thousands of works of art…
CONF: Umgang mit sensiblen Objekten in Museen und Archiven – Provenienzforschung im digitalen Zeitalter (Grassi-Museum für Völkerkunde, Leipzig, 20 Sept 2022)
Der Workshop ist ein Beitrag zur Reflexion der Provenienzforschung in Archiven und Museen und nimmt gezielt Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den Umgang mit sensiblen Objekten in Kultureinrichtungen in den Blick. Für weitere Informationen: Umgang mit…
ANN: Lecture Series – Immigrants and Their Art (Ben Uri Gallery and Museum; from 7 Sep 2022)
As part of the gallery’s digital programme, these evenings explore the stories of immigrant artists’ journeys and share much that is not widely known about the artists’ lives and impact on their art….
EXH: Rodin in the United States. Confronting the Modern (The Clark, 18 Jun-18 Sep 2022)
This exhibition explores how American collectors embraced Rodin’s art over time, assembling collections of his sculptures and drawings and often giving them to public institutions. Rodin’s reputation is firmly established in the United States…