CFP: Collections of the Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Kyoto University of Arts – 22 Nov 26)
The main aim of this conference is to gain deeper insight into and develop a clearer understanding of the collections assembled by the governors of the Habsburg Netherlands, from Margaret of Austria to…
ANN: Module I – Collections related to colonial contexts (Institute of Art History and Museology, University of Neuchâtel)
Dates 2026 August 28 and 29 – September 4, 5, 25 and 26 – October 2 and 3 2026 REGISTRATIONS OPEN Teaching languages: French and English Presentation
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: Private Collections in the SBZ and GDR (Universität Bonn / Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – 17-18 Sept 2026)
The history of private collecting in the Soviet Occupation Zone and in the German Democratic Republic is, apart from a few individual case studies, largely unwritten, as the scholars Thomas Rudert and Gilbert…
CFP: Mexican Art and Its Collections in Europe, 16th–21st Centuries (Edited volume)
Call for Contributions – Book PublicationMexican Art and Its Collections in Europe (16th–21st Centuries): Interwoven Histories Edited volume in preparation for submission We invite contributions to an edited volume that will explore the…
CONF: Private Collections Open to the Public (Poznań, 29-30 May 25)
Emergence, transformation, maintenance. Private collections open to the public from the 18th century to the present day. Conference programme. THURSDAY, MAY 29 Venue: Collegium Maius, Adam Mickiewicz University
CFP: Artists and Collections: Histories, Practices and Interactions, International Scientific Conference (Milano, 2-3 Dec 25)
The establishment of preferential relationships between artists and the possession of objects and works of art can be a complex matter. These relationships may be distant in terms of formal characteristics, or, conversely,…
CFP: Digital Turn. Collections – Provenances – Markets (SODa, HU Berlin / Department of Digital Provenance & Forum Kunst und Markt, TU Berlin – 27-28 Nov 2025)
How is the digital transformation – from big data to AI – reshaping collection, provenance and art market research today and in the future? What are the key characteristics, methods, challenges and potentials…
CFP: Heritage, museums, collections (Rome, 24-25 Sep 25)
Heritage, museums, collections. Professionals’ sharing of skills between Africa and Europe. Conference,(ICOM Europe-ICOM Africa, ICOM Arab, Italian Ministry of Culture DIVA, ICOM Italy, ICOFOM, SUSTAIN, MPR, AVICOM, ICOM WGD)