CONF: Communicating Culture: New Horizons for Museums (Oxford/online, 8 May-17 Jun 25)
Linacre College Public Lecture Series 2025. Linacre College is delighted to present its annual flagship public lecture series, continuing our commitment to interdisciplinary research and dialogue.
CONF: Presenting Contemporary Art in Museums, ca. 1880-1930: Temporary Exhibitions, Institutional Networks and Collecting (Society for the History of Collecting at CAA New York – 15 Feb 2025)
This year’s session of the Society for the History of Collecting at CAA will be chaired by Ulrike Müller (University of Antwerp) and Anne Helmreich (Archives of American Art, Washington DC): Justine Gain,…
ANN: ‘The Commerce and Circulation of the Decorative Arts 1792-1914: Auctions, Dealers, Collectors and Museums’ (Keynote speech by Dr Tom Stammers)
Keynote speech by Dr Tom Stammers, Courtauld Institute of Art, first given on 25 September2024 at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon In 2024 a three-day colloquium, entitled ‘The Commerce and Circulation of the…
CONF: Curating and the Art Market – Exploring the Aesthetic and Financial Links Between Commercial and Institutional Curatorial Practices (Sotheby’s Institute London, 14-15 Feb 2025)
Jointly organized by Sotheby’s Institute of Art and the Colnaghi Foundation, this international conference will explore the aesthetic, intellectual, and financial links between commercial and institutional curatorial practices, their synergies, the ways in…
ANN: The Commerce and Circulation of the Decorative Arts 1792-1914: Auctions, Dealers, Collectors and Museums’ (Lyon 25-27 Sept), Conference Report
A three-day international colloquium was held from 25 to 27 September on ‘The Commerce and Circulation of the Decorative Arts 1792-1914: Auctions, Dealers, Collectors and Museums’ at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon. With…
CFP: Early women curators and the making of institutional collections, 1890s-1970s (Edited Volume)
Between the 1890s-1970s, women began accessing decision-making roles in museums worldwide. This edited volume proposes a transnational exploration of both the contributions and the challenges of pioneering female curators regarding museum practice, collection-making,…
CONF: Die Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler in Relation zu Museen und Sammlungen (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, München / online, 10-12 Apr 24)
Das Archiv der Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler, das sich seit 2015 im Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (ZI) befindet, umfasst über 30.000 Karteikarten, ca. 8.000 Fotomappen und knapp 4.000 KundInnenkarten der Münchner Firma (gegr. 1880) sowie…
ANN: Engaged Curatorial Practice – M.A. Degree in Exhibition Theory and Practice (Universität für angewandte Kunst, Vienna – starts Oct 2024)
How can museums change society? What consequences can curatorial actions have? Curators and educators, organizers and designers, artists and scholars today are looking for ways not only to critically analyze existing notions and…
CONF: The Future of Collection Histories. Research, Cooperation and Exhibition (Museum Rietberg, Zürich – 2 March 2024)
After almost two years, the exhibition «Pathways of Art» at the Museum Rietberg, Zurich, ends on March 24. It is an exhibition that raises questions about the history of the museum and its…