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…
ANN: Fördermöglichkeiten zur Provenienzforschung im Bereich koloniale Kontexte (Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, 17 Feb 2025)
Der Fachbereich „Kultur- und Sammlungsgut aus kolonialen Kontexten“ des Deutschen Zentrums Kulturgutverluste lädt ein zur digitalen Informationsveranstaltung am Dienstag, den 17. Februar 2025 von 10-12 Uhr, um seine Tätigkeit und Fördermöglichkeiten vorzustellen. Die…
CONF: Forensics of Provenance: Colonial Translocations through the Lenses of Legal Pluralism (Universtität Münster, 8-9 Feb 2024)
There is a broad public debate on the restitution of objects with colonial or imperial provenance. However, political and legal debates often disregard the normative understanding and the legal imagination of communities of…
ANN: Missionary ‘Collecting’ in Colonial Contexts – Aspects of the Relationship between Mission and Colonialism (online / Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, 20 Nov 2023, 18:00 CET)
Since the 15th century, Catholic and Protestant missionary movements contributed to the worldwide spread of Christianity. In many cases, the establishment of European colonial rule also relied on their support. Against the background…