SocHistColl

An international group connecting scholars interested in the history of collecting in all its forms

[Federica Gigante @Federica_Gig]

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! We are looking for contributors to our panel on Manipulations🤚 – the practice of retouching, repurposing, and reframing objects as they move across cultural boundaries and owners – for the Renaissance Society of America 2026 conference in San Francisco #RSA

[Dr Alice Ottazzi @Alice_Otz]

📣 CFP for the next RSA in San Francisco! How objects are manipulated, by whom and why? How do we define these practices? Deadline is August 10 #RSA #arthistory #materialculture #conservationstudies #materiality

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Don't miss our next event!
Book launch of Irene M. Walsh’s new publication: “Lillie P. Bliss: Collector, Advocate and Visionary Benefactor of the Museum of Modern Art”
9th July 2025
6:00 - 8:30 pm (BST)
Art Workers’ Guild (London)
In-person
Register here: https://t.co/3CdQ3RVgHC

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

... And on Monday, 30th June, we'll wait for you here:
“The Rise of Private Museums: The Intersection of Public and Private in Latin America”
A talk by Lassla Esquivel
11.30am BST
Society of Antiquaries of London
Please register here: https://t.co/cGMDbs399q

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

If you are in London next weekend, don’t miss this! 👀
“Creating a ‘Cosmopolis’: Refugee Art Dealers in Twentieth-Century London”
29 June, 4pm BST
A conversation between Helena Cuss and Elizabeth Pergam
Colnaghi, 26 Bury St, London SW1Y 6AL
Register here: https://t.co/cKbENItLFw

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Join our upcoming in-person event in Paris! 😍
Special tour of the exhibition: “Le Dernier Sacre” at the Galerie des Gobelins
1st July 2025
4:30-6:00 pm (CEST)
Open to Members and Non-members!
Register – by 30th June – here: https://t.co/YZPAAnTaPn

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

... Then, in the afternoon, don't miss this online lecture by Giulia Zaccariotto about the collection of Mario Scaglia displayed in the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo.
Open to members and non-members!
Register here: https://t.co/ox2rCwlzht
And for infos: https://t.co/ek6Os5I68e

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Tomorrow @sochistcoll will host two events: in the morning, a special visit to the exhibition "Siena: The Rise of Painting" in London, dedicated to our Members!

Registrations are closed but more infos here: https://t.co/kNCDHuGckV

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Link to register: https://t.co/KOSNy0eyK8
Open to members and non-members, free registration!

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Don’t miss our upcoming online lecture!
"Ettore Modigliani (1873-1947) in Milan between public and private collecting", by Lorenzo Francesco Colombo
On Thursday, 17th April 2025 - 6:30 PM (CET)
Online, on zoom
The link for free registration for the event will be available soon!

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Don’t miss our upcoming online lecture!
"Ettore Modigliani (1873-1947) in Milan between public and private collecting", by Lorenzo Francesco Colombo
On Thursday, 17th April 2025 - 6:30 PM (CET)
Online, on zoom
The link for free registration for the event will be available soon!

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Another Call for Papers Alert: “Unveiling Hidden Histories, Creating New Narratives: The Collections of Teaching Institutes”, @SocHistColl online seminar to be held on 10 July 2025.
Deadline: 7 April!
Please send submission to [email protected]
👉https://t.co/hPVhc0Rb9M

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

@SocHistColl seeks proposals for its sponsored session at Sixteenth Century Society Conference (Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2025)
Topic: "Histories and Afterlives of Renaissance Collections", deadline: April 10
Send it with a CV: [email protected]
https://t.co/CwpUySGtMP

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Next event of @SocHistColl 👉 Tour of Swann Auction Galleries - Preview of their African American Art Sale (April 3)
Monday, 31st March 2025
6:00 - 7:30 PM (EDT)
104 East 25th Street, 7th floor, New York
Fully booked, but you can join the waitlist: https://t.co/6CJNryFq2u

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Don’t miss our upcoming online lecture😊
"Inside the Cerruti Collection: Stories from a House-Museum near Turin", by Laura Cantone
Thursday, 20th March 2025
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (CET)
Online, on zoom - Open to members and non-members!
Register here: https://t.co/WJhsWC1YxG

[Plant Humanities UK @PlantHums_UK]

CFP: CREATING the MUSEUM: EXPLORING the MUSEUM IMPULSE in LOCAL, REGIONAL & NATIONAL CONTEXTS @musgalhistgroup annual conference @NationalGallery 26th-27th Sept 2025 Details: https://t.co/o8z4hpCi7X @SocHistColl @RHGeoHumanities @Nat_SCA @mus_ethno_group @Kew_LAA

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Tomorrow! Seminar by Marie Tavinor - "Leeds, New York and Tokyo: Sir Joseph Duveen’s Support of Living British Artists” (Collecting & Display series)
6:00 - 7:30 pm (GMT)
Online & IHR, University of London
Link to register: https://t.co/BC6milVulx

[Plant Humanities UK @PlantHums_UK]

CFP: CREATING the MUSEUM: EXPLORING the MUSEUM IMPULSE in LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS @musgalhistgroup annual conference with @NationalGallery, 26th-27th Sept '25. Details: https://t.co/3rmdQNZ3bp @SocHistColl @SPNHC @Nat_SCA @mus_ethno_group @uniofleicester

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

👉Today @SocHistColl at @caavisual in NYC-Hilton Midtown✨
11:00am "Presenting Contemporary Art in Museums, ca. 1880-1930: Temporary Exhibitions, Institutional Networks and Collecting"
1:00pm "The Evolving House Museum: Collectors and Their Residences Then and Now (Brill, 2024)

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

New Event alert! 📢
Join us in Milan for a special visit to the Poldi Pezzoli Museum ✨
📆Tuesday, 25 February - 11am CET
The tour will be led by Lavinia Galli, curator at the Museum and member of our Italian Chapter.
Register here: https://t.co/qhOaU1o01z

[SocHistColl @SocHistColl]

Register by tomorrow for this special visit of @SocHistColl:
Tour of the exhibition “Il Tesoro di Terrasanta” at Museo Marino Marini, Florence
Tuesday, 3rd December, 4 to 6 pm (CET)
Visit led by Leyla Bezzi, exhibition curator, in Italian
Register here: https://t.co/kBQFFG1TNY