Events
CIHA 2012 in Nuremberg
33rd Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art
July 15th-20th 2012
The Challenge of the Object
Die Herausforderung des Objekts
From July 15 to 20, 2012 the Germanisches Nationalmuseum is hosting the 33rd Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art in Nuremberg and invites art historians from all over the world to attend and discuss "The Challenge of the Object". The object and how it is perceived in art history is a question that is currently very highly charged, the result of increasing globalization and digitalization. Art and cultural historians from all over the world, from a vast cross-section of disciplines and fields of professional interest are called upon to discuss together the role and the theory of the object in art history. The topics are divided into 21 sections with up to 20 talks each. The sections should enable a comparison to be made between the different viewpoints and methods. For that reason they are categorized according to how their questions on the object in art history are formulated. This should allow talks on different genres, epochs and countries to be brought together.
The congress will be rounded off with an extensive supporting program with excursions, for example to Documenta in Kassel, and a wide-ranging program for young academics. At the same time the Germanisches Nationalmuseum will be presenting the important special exhibition on "The Early Dürer".
The Call for Papers ends on April 30, 2011. From November 2011, registration for participation without a presentation is also possible.
Detailed descriptions of the individual sections as well as information on the congress and the Call for Papers can be found under www.ciha2012.de
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The British Glass Foundation
The British Glass Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its charitable institution Nov. 24, 2010 at Hagley Hall Hagley in the West Midlands at 12:00. This charitable institution was established to ensure the future of glass collections and archives in the museum of Broadfield Glass House and Himley Hall.
Broadfield House Update:
The local government has just announced that Broadfield House, in Kingswinford, the national glass museum of the Stourbridge area, will not be closed, as had been announced late last year. The museum will stay open with its unique collection in place. The English glass community is very pleased with this decision.
18th Congress of the Association Internationale pour l’Histoire du Verre
The 18th Congress of the International Association for the History of Glass (AIHV) was held September 20-25, 2009 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The opening reception/dinner on Sunday took place at the Archaeological Museum which also installed an excellent exhibition of ancient glass called “COSMOS.” A guided bus tour of the most important sites was available for participants so that they could become familiar with the layout of the city. The Monday-Friday paper sessions took place at the Museum of Byzantine Culture. There were a total of 157 attendees, from 35 countries (25 European ones; 6 Asian ones; 2 in Africa, as well as Australia and the United States).
The aim of the triennial congresses of AIHV is to bring together archaeologists, art-historians, glass collectors and technologists as well as museum curators to discuss all aspects of glass history through the ages as well as the technology of glass-making, glass working and glass decorative art. Despina Ignatiadou from the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and Anastasios Antonares from the Museum of Byzantine Culture were the overall organizers. The General Assembly of AIHV was held on Friday, and presided over by Dr. Marie-Dominique Nenna, the president of AIHV.
There were 32 sessions in 16 time slots, spread over five days with a total of 77 papers presented. The sessions were chronological, with one set focusing on classical and earlier glass and the other sessions on Byzantine and later glass. There were also 50 posters, presented in sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. On Wednesday afternoon, walking tours of the city were offered, concentrating on classical sites, Byzantine sites and Ottoman and Jewish sites. A boat trip around the Thermaikos Gulf was offered to participants on Tuesday evening and a Winery visit on Thursday evening. The final dinner/reception was held Friday evening at a park belonging to the local government.
Following the close of the Congress, three 1 day trips, to different parts of Macedonia were organized: to Verginia, Dion and Pikrolimni; to Philippi and Amphipolis, and a cruise to Mt. Athos.
Official Website of AIHV 18.
17th Congress of the Association Internationale pour l’Histoire du Verre
The 17th Congress of the International Association for the History of Glass (AIHV) was held September 4-8, 2006 in Antwerp, Belgium, at the invitation of Verre-Glas, the Belgian National Committee of AIHV. There were 196 members registered. The Congress opened on Monday with a talk by the President, Marie-Dominique Nenna, “Fifty Years of AIHV”. Dr. Nenna also introduced Madame Joseph Philippe, the widow of the founder of AIHV, who was in attendance.
The aim of the triennial congresses of AIHV is to bring together archaeologists, art-historians, glass collectors and glass technologists, and museum curators to discuss the socio-economic and socio-cultural aspects of glass use throughout history, as well as the development of the technology of glass-making, glass working and glass decorative art throughout history. The Conference was held in the “Elzenveld” conference center, in the center of Antwerp and was also sponsored by the universities of Antwerp, Leuven and Brussels and the department of excavations of the City of Antwerp. Professor Koen Janssens, of the University of Antwerp was Chairman of the Organizing Committee.
There were 14 sessions on different aspects of glass history, each with a keynote speech and several papers, a total of 84 talks. Forty poster contributions were on display throughout the Congress. An elegant opening reception was held at the Antwerp Town Hall on Monday evening, and after the General Meeting on Tuesday afternoon, participants were invited to an organ concert at the Cathedral of Our Lady in the center of Antwerp. The Cathedral has beautiful stained glass windows. On Wednesday afternoon, there were several themed tours for attendees (one focusing on the painter, Peter Paul Rubens, another called the Golden Age of Antwerp and one to the diamond workshops, for example) followed by the Congress Dinner in the Marble Hall of the Antwerp Zoological Gardens, and on Thursday, Congress participants were invited to a preview of an exhibit of Contemporary Belgian Glass at the Kolveniershof. The meeting closed at noon on Friday, September 8 and was followed by a Post-Congress tour, September 9-13, to museums and private collections in Belgium and Luxembourg.