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From the Call for Papers:

Seminars in the History of Collecting, 2024
The Wallace Collection, London, last Monday of the Month

Proposals due by 1 September 2023

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 18th and 19th 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, which are 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 45–60 minutes long. Seminars take place between 5.30 and 7.00pm. The seminars will take place jointly at the Wallace Collection and Bonhams, and online.

If interested, please send a short text (500 words), a brief CV, and indicate any months when you would not be available to speak, by Friday 1 September 2023. Please note: if your paper is accepted, you will need to send us your paper’s title (maximum 90 characters with spaces), a 200-word abstract, a 50-word bio, and one image with its caption for promotional purposes. For more information and to submit a proposal, please contact: History.OfCollecting@wallacecollection.org

Please note that we are able to contribute up to the following sums towards speakers’ travelling expenses on submission of receipts:
• Speakers within the UK – £100
• Speakers from Continental Europe – £180
• Speakers from outside Europe – £300

The series is supported by Bonhams.