ANN: Lecture “Sammlung Ernst und Gertrud Flersheim” by Miriam Olivia Merz (online / Institut für Stadtgeschichte Frankfurt, 5 July 2021, 18:00 CET; in German)
Im Mai 1937 war es im Frankfurter Auktionshaus Hugo Helbing unter anderem zur Versteigerung der Sammlung von Ernst (1862–1944) und Gertrud (1872–1944) Flersheim gekommen. Das Ehepaar musste angesichts zunehmender antisemitischer Repressionen nach Amsterdam…
CONF: The Illustration of Art History and the Reproductive Print in the 18th and 19th Centuries / La storia dell’arte illustrata e la stampa di traduzione tra XVIII e XIX secolo (Online/Università di Chieti-Pescara, 10–11 Jun 2021)
«Un coup d’oeil sur l’objet ou sur sa représentation en dit plus qu’une page de discours». Così scrive Diderot nel 1751 nell’Encyclopédie, introducendo un concetto rivoluzionario nella metodologia storico-artistica, che dalla descrizione letteraria…
ANN: Ethical Principles for the Management and Restitution of Colonial Collections in Belgium (June 2021)
In October 2018, some sixty academics and professional staff from the museum and heritage sector put their name under an opinion article in two Belgian newspapers that emphasized the need for a serious…
CFP: New Approaches to Piranesi: A Virtual Roundtable (Historians of Eighteenth-Century Art & Architecture / online, 16 July 2021)
We are seeking proposals for a virtual roundtable of lightning talks on interdisciplinary approaches to the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78). Application deadline: 16 June 2021
ANN: Infrastructures of Collecting (online / Amsterdam, 22 Jun 2021)
The webinar “Infrastructures of Collecting in Transnational Perspective,” featuring keynote lectures by John Clark and Partha Mitter, marks the start of the long-term research project “(Un)mapping Infrastructures: Transnational Perspectives on Modern Art, 1900-1970.”
CONF: The Art of the Dealer – Selling Antique Ceramics, 1850 to 2000 (French Porcelain Society / online 12-13 Jun 2021)
The French Porcelain Society is delighted to announce a two-day webinar on selling antique ceramics in the pre-digital age from 1850 to 2000. Please register by 12 June 2021
CFP: Research Seminar on the History of Furniture and Interiors in Britain, Europe and the United States (Furniture History Society / online, 27 Nov 2021)
The Furniture History Society invites submissions from PhD students, post-doctorates and early career museum scholars for a symposium dedicated to the history of furniture and interiors in Britain, Europe and the United States….
ANN: Seminar – Law & Photography, Institute of Art and Law (Online, 01 Jul 2021)
We are pleased to announce a new seminar on the topic of law and photography taking place on 1st July 2021, from 12.00 to 5.00 pm UK time. The online seminar will cover the legal aspects…
CONF: Pathways of the Art Market / Itinerari del mercato artistico (online, Università degli Studi di Trento, 7-8 June 2021; in Italian)
Itinerari del mercato artistico: Collezionisti, antiquari e intermediari da Napoleone all’Unità Online event Please register before 12.00pm, 6 June 2021