CFP – Digging up the Past: Exporting Antiquities in the Ottoman Empire from the Late 19th to the Early 20th Century ( 6-7 June 2024)
Until the de facto dissolution of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the balance of power in the variousprovinces was asymmetrical. A large part of the empire was under Ottoman rule, which wasperceived in…
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…
CFP: Asian Collections in Canadian Museums and Galleries from the Nineteenth Century to Today (Session at UAAC; online, 20-23 Oct 2021)
We invite paper proposals for this session at the 2021 UAAC-AAUC conference: Asian Collections in Canadian Museums and Galleries from the Nineteenth Century to Today UAAC; online, 20-23 Oct 2021 Deadline: 15 May…