U nveiling Hidden Histories, Creating New Narratives: The Collections of Teaching Institutes. The Research & Development Committee of the Society for the History of Collecting is excited to announce a call for papers for an online seminar dedicated to unveiling innovative research patterns on artistic, cultural, and scientific collections preserved in universities, art academies, and other teaching institutions worldwide. Around the globe, many teaching institutions (academies of fine arts, universities and colleges, conservatories, polytechnics, seminaries, research centers) safeguard collections that boast a variety of objects (artworks, natural history specimens, ethnography, archaeology, historical documents, books and many more), often housed together. More than mere remnants of the past, these collections serve as living repositories, sparking creativity, fostering interdisciplinary research, and . . . → En lire plus