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CONF: Displaying the British Museum: past, present and future (BP Lecture Theatre, 20-21 FEB 2025)
This wide-ranging two-day conference explores the history of display at the British Museum, from Robert Smirke’s architectural vision to blockbuster exhibitions of the 20th century. Today, the British Museum is preparing for a…
CONF: Kunst- und Kulturgüter in Zirkulation – Forschungsperspektiven auf den Auktionsmarkt (ZADIK, Cologne – 10-11 March 2025)
Geschäftsunterlagen von Auktionshäusern gelangen nur selten in die Öffentlichkeit. Die darin enthaltenen Informationen bieten jedoch das Potential unerlässliche Daten für zahlreiche Forschungsgebiete zu liefern, da Akten des Kunsthandels besonders bei Privatverkäufen häufig die…
CFP: Tag der Provenienzforschung 2025
Tag der Provenienzforschung 2025 Veranstalter- RETOUR. Freier Blog für Provenienzforschende PLZ. – Ort. – Land- Deutschland Findet statt- Digital Vom – Bis- 30.03.2025 – Deadline- 30.03.2025 Website- retour.hypotheses.org/
CFP: The Business of Art, au féminin (Paris, 26-27 Sep 25)
The Business of Art, au féminin: Women’s Enterprise in the French Art Economy (late 1600s to 1945). Bringing together the history of art, the history of women, and economic history, this colloquium will…
ANN: The Medici and the Princely Courts of Central and Eastern Europe: Art, Diplomacy and Material Culture (Workshop, Florence, 7 Feb 2025)
Please join us in Florence for a workshop dedicated to communications between the Medici and courts in Central and Eastern Europe. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP7 FEBRUARY 2025 – PALAZZO ALBERTI, FLORENCE—Opening Remarks: 9:00Alessio Assonitis (The…
ANN: The Belgian Art Market 1933-1960: from Institutional Players to Commercial Actors. The Role of Moving Companies and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium during the Second World War ( Hybrid Event, February 10 2025, 18:15-19:45 CET)
Abstract: Despite extensive studies on the seizure of cultural assets across Europe and significant advancements in understanding the mechanisms of Nazi-art looting under occupation, Belgium’s art market remains underexplored. Therefore the ProvEnhance project seeks…
CONF: Cultural Agents and Intermediaries in the Spanish Monarchy of the Early Modern Period (EEHAR Rome – 12-13 Feb 2025)
(Spanish version below) During the 16th and 17th centuries, artists, artworks, cultural models, and ideas circulated extensively across the western Mediterranean, within a political framework shaped by the influence of the Hispanic Monarchy…
CONF: Les collections étrusques en France (Paris, 11-12 Feb 25)
Les musées français conservent de nombreux et importants objets provenant d’Étrurie et des autres régions de l’Italie pré-romaine. L’acquisition d’objets étrusques et italiques résulte aussi bien de la curiosité de voyageurs et archéologues…
ANN: Curated Theft (Documentary)
Russian forces looted two museums in Kherson in the fall of 2022 — the Art Museum and the Museum of Local History. As the Russian army retreated amid the Ukrainian counteroffensive, it seized…