Conference | Secrets of the Bedroom and Boudoir
From Haughton International:
Secrets of the Bedroom and the Boudoir
Haughton International Seminar
The British Academy, Carlton House Terrace, London, 14–15 October 2021
Perfume burner and egg steamer, Sèvres soft-paste porcelain, 1759 (London: The Wallace Collection).
The 2021 Haughton International Seminar provides an international tour of royal bedrooms and boudoirs over the centuries. Amongst the many and varied topics to be discussed will include intimate dining, activities, design, textiles, paintings, lighting, and items used for the toilette, hygiene, and health. They were more than bedrooms; they were the heart of the kingdom.
Cost of the two day seminar: £110 (inc VAT). Cost of the two day seminar including champagne reception and dinner at The Athenaeum (Thursday, 14th October): £190 (inc VAT). Student tickets for two-day seminar (on production of ID): £60 (inc VAT). Booking in advance through the website is essential due to limited numbers. Below is a preliminary programme (subject to change).
T H U R S D A Y , 1 4 O C T O B E R 2 0 2 1
8.45 Registration
9.15 Morning Session
• Annabel Westman
• Timothy Schroder
• Rosalind Savill
• Lisa White
12.40 Lunch Break
2.00 Afternoon Session
• Meredith Chilton
• Simon Thurley
4.30 Q&A Session
6.30 Drinks Reception (for dinner guests only) at The Athenaeum Club, 107 Pall Mall
7.15 Dinner (club dress code: smart, with ties for gentlemen, no denim and no training shoes)
F R I D A Y , 1 5 O C T O B E R 2 0 2 1
9.00 Arrival
9.30 Morning Session
• Bertrand Rondot
• Katharina Hantschmann
• Christiane Ernek-van der Goes
• Rose Kerr
12.55 Lunch Break
2.10 Afternoon Session
• Ivan Day
• Robin Emmerson
• Joanna Marschner
4.30 Q&A Session
Call for Papers | 2022 Wallace Seminars in the History of Collecting
From the Call for Papers:
Seminars in the History of Collecting, 2022
The Wallace Collection, London, last Monday of the Month (possibly online)
Proposals due by 17 September 2021
The seminar series was established as part of the Wallace Collection’s commitment to the research and study of the history of collections and collecting, especially in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Paris and London. We are keen to encourage contributions covering all aspects of the history of collecting, including:
• Formation and dispersal of collections
• Dealers, auctioneers, and the art market
• Collectors
• Museums
• Inventory work
• Research resources
The seminars—normally held on the last Monday of every month during the calendar year, excluding August and December—act as a forum for the presentation and discussion of new research into the history of collecting. Seminars are open to curators, academics, historians, archivists, and all those with an interest in the subject. Papers should generally be about 45–60 minutes long. Seminars take place between 5.30 and 7pm. While we hope that the seminars can resume in situ at the Wallace Collection at some stage during 2022, the Collection will follow government guidelines about best practice as it evolves in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is quite possible that the seminars will continue to take place on Zoom throughout the year.
If interested, please send a short text (500–750 words), a brief CV, and indicate any months when you would not be available to speak, by Friday 17 September 2021. For more information and to submit a proposal, please contact: collection@wallacecollection.org.
Please note that if seminars take place at the Wallace Collection we are able to contribute up to the following sums towards speakers’ travelling expenses on submission of receipts:
• Speakers within the UK – £80
• Speakers from Continental Europe – £160
• Speakers from outside Europe – £250
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