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Dressing the Interior in the Early Modern: Textiles in Various Domestic Settings Dressing the Early Modern Network Conference 2023 Friday and Saturday 22-23 September 2023 Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), Leiden, The Netherlands This conference aims to generate a discussion about the use of various textiles in the interiors in the early modern focusing on their function, durability, colour, texture and pattern and how they were made to fit a specific purpose and give meaning to every room. http://dressingtheearlymodern.com/Conferences.html Textiles, wall and furniture coverings played an important role in dressing interiors in the early modern period. From curtains to chairs, tablesRead More →

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April 12-15, 2023 Friday, April 14, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. : HIG Business Meeting/Announcement of Election for HIG Chair 2023-2025 Link to EVENT listing Friday, April 14, 3-5:10 p.m. : HIG-endorsed Session: Material Religion through the Sacred Interior, 3-5:10 pm Saturday, April 15: 2-6 p.m. HIG Bar Crawl Through Montreal! Pub Crawl Details: 1:40 pm, meet in the lobby of the Bonaventure Hotel Free Social Event, but buy your own drinks! Join the Historic Interiors Affiliate Group (HIG) on a crawl through the historic, drinking holes of Montreal. This is a chance to socialize with fellow members. Newcomers are welcome to learn more about HIGRead More →

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The Society of Architectural Historians Historic Interiors Group (HIG) and Chelsea College of Art (UAL) announce a collaborative program “Delving Inside: New Research Symposium on Interiors.” Graduate students, postdocs and recent graduates (2020-) from diverse disciplinary fields of study are invited to send proposals for brief 10-minute talks. Read More →

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Online Conference | The Exhibition as Interior Tue, 9 May 2023, 10:00 – 17:00 BST Hosted by The Modern Interiors Research Centre, Kingston University, London Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-conference-the-exhibition-as-interior-tickets-541124858017 Exhibitions have long been studied by scholars in the fields of art, design, and architectural history and cultural studies. They have, for example, been seen as representations of national or global identities; as communicators of a range of ideologies, from political fascism to Cold War socialism and corporate capitalism; and, most recently as tools for undertaking and sharing research. They have long been understood as having a didactic and/or a commercial function. Very often, however,Read More →