INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2017
The Global Power of Private Museums: Arts and Publics – States and Markets
Berlin, Germany
16–18 November 2017
Call for Papers
Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2017
The history of state or public museums has been the focus of numerous symposiums and publications. Yet astonishingly little research has considered private museums, even though the number of private art museums has risen dramatically over the past two decades. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are now more private museum spaces in the world than public ones. The majority of these museums are in China, South Korea, the US and Germany, though private museums have been established also in Benin, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, India, Japan, Cameroon, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Africa, among other countries.