CFP 09.05.2014

Collecting & Display (Memmingen, 10-12 Oct 14)

MEWO Kunsthalle, Memmingen, 10.–12.10.2014
Eingabeschluss : 16.06.2014

Andrea Galdy

COLLECTING AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN MUSEOLOGY
CALL FOR PAPERS

Research in the history of collecting has often focused on the
development and the uses of historical collections of art and
artefacts, their composition and the choreography of display. Over the
past decade, the international forum Collecting & Display has been
investigating diverse aspects of Collecting History: female
collectors, dynastic ambition, the role of nature, or the location of
display rooms within the context of princely residences.

To celebrate the first decade of our existence as well as the launch
of a dedicated series of publications – “Collecting Histories” under
the editorship of founding member Andrea Gáldy, PhD, FHistS – we
propose a conference dedicated to new directions in the areas of
collecting, display, visitor experience and the use of modern media in
today’s museums that might or might not dispel with the need to engage
with actual objects, and whether and how the engagement with the
history of collections has influenced and modified contemporary
museology.

With this event we intend to look forward towards a future, which
oftentimes looks bleak due to funding cuts but also offers exciting
prospects as far as the diverse possibilities of display are
concerned; not to forget the rising visitor numbers at many of the
great museums worldwide.

What is the mission of collections and museums? And, how does one
balance the history of collections and the collections themselves
against the need for outreach activities, the call for edutainment and
popular access in conjunction with a sustainable use of collectibles?
Is there a way in which the past of a collection may point the way
towards the best practice in use and presentation of the exhibits?

The organisers of this conference invite proposals from scholars of
the history of collecting as well as museum professionals (curators,
art historians, librarians, administrators, IT specialists) who intend
to explore the intersection between scholarly approach to and hands-on
occupation with collections.

Keywords:
Target audience and visitor experience
Museum outreach and education
Technical innovation
Knowledge and collections
State of the art museum display in a period/listed building
Coping with diminishing funding
Who cares about cultural heritage and whose is it anyway?

Please send proposals of c. 250 words to Dr Andrea Gáldy
collecting_displayhotmail.com and Dr Axel Lapp axel.lappmemmingen.de
by 16 June 2014.

Quellennachweis:
CFP: Collecting & Display (Memmingen, 10-12 Oct 14). In: ArtHist.net, 09.05.2014. Letzter Zugriff 29.03.2024. <https://arthist.net/archive/7664>.

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