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CFP: Art and design in the age of AI (Deadline: 11 Sep 2026)
At the same time as AI is reshaping the landscape of creative practice, it is raising complex questions about the future of creativity and the livelihoods of artists. AI tools can assist with…
ANN: Fokum Evening Lecture : Deutsche Kunstgalerien zwischen Kulturauftrag und Marktlogik (Dec 8, 2025, 18:15-19:45 CET)
TU Berlin Zoom-Link: https://tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/62409545291?pwd=H0EZ4bu4q0Mv08GeYDySfDbCAR88bK.1 ++Title, abstract and CV are always written in the respective language of presentation.++
CFP: Provenance and Asian Art (Berlin, 11-13 November, 2026)
Provenance and Asian Art: Sharing Stories, Building Connections. The Freer Research Center at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art and the Zentralarchiv and Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) of…
ANN: Closed Museums and their Collections, 2000-25
The new Mapping Museums report is now out and available online.After more than two years of concentrated work we have collected data on all the museums that closed in the UK after 2000, why they…
CFP: Art in Society (University of Zagreb – 1-4 July 2026)
This conference explores art as a dynamic force embedded in social and cultural life, shaping and reflecting the communities in which it is created and in which it exists and circulates. Artworks and…
CFP: Journal for Art Market Studies – Edited Volume on the Circulation of Asian Art (1930–1945 and Aftermath)
We invite scholarly contributions for an upcoming issue of the Journal for Art Market Studies dedicated to examining the trade, circulation, and market dynamics of Asian art and cultural objects during the broader…
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: ‘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: 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…