Curating graphic arts!
International symposium -
Rome, 19-21 April 2016
organized by ars graphica & the istituto centrale per la grafica
Curating graphic arts! Le arti grafiche al museo focussed on research related to prints, drawings and design (from the 15th century to the present) as objects of study and on the curatorial/conservative duties. We reflected on the various challenges in the field of cataloguing, curating and exhibiting graphic heritage.
Ars Graphica’s organisers:
Alexandra Blanc and Ludovica Tiberti
The scientific committee:
Alexandra Blanc (Université de Neuchâtel),
Fabio Fiorani (Istituto centrale per la grafica)
Ludovica Tiberti (independent scholar)
Simonetta Tozzi (Museo di Roma)
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Major cultural institutions represented:
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Musée du Louvre, Royal Academy of Arts London, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums, Fondazione G. Cini, Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Olomuc Museum of Art, International Centre of Graphic Arts Ljubljana, Auckland Castle, Musée Jenisch, etc.
Curating graphic arts! was the second event of a two-part series held in collaboration with the Association of Print Scholars. The series, entitled “New Impressions: Emerging Research on Prints,” aims to shed light on innovative research currently being completed around the globe about the graphic arts. The first part of the series, sponsored by APS, took place on November 7, 2015 at the Hunter College in New York.