The Technical Art History Colloquium is organised by Sven Dupré (Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam, PI ERC ARTECHNE), Arjan de Koomen (University of Amsterdam, Coordinator MA Technical Art History), Abbie Vandivere (University of Amsterdam, Coordinator MA Technical Art History & Mauritshuis, The Hague, Paintings Conservator), Erma Hermens (University of Amsterdam and Rijksmuseum) and Ann-Sophie…

On behalf of the National Science Centre in Poland we are pleased to announce the recent possibility of funding your excellent research in Poland within a Dioscuri scheme. Dioscuri is a programme initiated by the German Max Planck Society (MPG), jointly managed with the National Science Centre in Poland (NCN), and mutually funded by the…

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN THE HUMANITIES INSTITUTE — LUESTHER T. MERTZ LIBRARY CALL FOR FELLOWS 2018 The Humanities Institute, a research division within the LuEsther T. Mertz Library at The New York Botanical Garden, is pleased to offer a full-time, residential Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for 2018 for current Ph.D. students or recent post-doctoral…

Steven Shapin will give a lecture in which he calls into question the making/invention distinction that is commonly made when we discuss the differences between art and science. One common way of distinguishing between art and science is to say that art-objects are constructed while the objects of scientific inquiry are discovered. Newton’s laws of…

How to write about the art of making: recipes, secrets and tinctoria technologies Guest lecture & hands-on Workshop, organised by Dr. Jenny Boulboullé for Research Master students Art History Utrecht University, seminar Art & Knowledge by Dr. Marlise Rijks and Prof. Sven Dupré In this workshop we make an excellent red ink (Rosette excellente) following…