‘museum history’

KEMKI Open Lectures I. The Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI) is launching a three-part series of free university lectures in the spring of 2022 related to the history of the building that houses the institute. The first Israelite hospital of Pest moved in 1889 to the plot enclosed by Szabolcs Street – Dózsa György Road – Nyugati Railway Station. At the beginning of the 20 th century, the complex was annexed with the Alice Weiss …

… on the planned primary source publications of the KEMKI ADK A conference organised by the Museum of Fine Arts – Archive and Documentation Centre (ADK) of the Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI). Purpose and syllabus of the conference: Presentation of the MFA – KEMKI ADK and the primary source publication series Methodological issues of primary source publications (art history, literature and history), with special regard to manuscripts from the 19 …

… and Social “Centres” and “Peripheries” through the Press. Time and venue: 8– 9 September 2022, Museum of Fine Arts – Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI) – Artpool Art Research Center, Budapest, Hungary. Call for Papers:   CfP: Periodicals beyond Hierarchies: Challenging Geopolitical and Social “Centres” and “Peripheries” through the Press (ESPRit conference, Budapest, 8– 9 September 2022) Application deadline: February 28, 2022   ESPRit …

… diplomacy. Henry Moore’s touring exhibition represents an exceptional moment in the post-war history of exhibitions in the Eastern Bloc. Revisiting such an event from a transnational point of view can significantly contribute to the understanding of the intricacies of 1960s cultural politics. curators: Lujza Kotočová, Alina Șerban, Daniel Véri partners: Bucharest, The Institute of the Present Prague, Academic Research Centre of the Academy of Fine Arts Budapest, Museum …

… of Artpool and its concurrent relocation to the Central European Research Institute of Art History of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. It aims to map the cultural-political-historical contexts of Artpool's activity by bringing together scholars and practitioners interested in transnational research on artist archives, progressive curatorial and museological practices, and the historiography of Cold War art scenes and networks. The conference takes Artpool’s 1979 concept of an “ …