enslaved.org Fantastic project and website launched w over 600.000 records regarding „peoples of the historical slave trade“ #enslavedOrg

Sofonisba Anguissola at 96, drawn by Van Dyck.

The much anticipated relaunch of Arthist.net with a new design ؘ

📚 6,328 books covered in colourful fabric make up Yinka Shonibare's 'The British Library', their spines proudly displaying names of first or second generation immigrants who have significantly contributed to British culture & history. 📚 bit.ly/2Kx1B1e

Bitte an Interessierte weiterleiten! Wir haben 10 Promotionsstipendien in neuem Graduiertenkolleg zu vergeben. Frist: 15.02.2021. U.a. mit Die_Villa_Braslavsky und @FereidooniKarim und den Studienwerken ELES und Avicenna. Ausschreibung im Link unten:

just in time for the holidays; can’t wait to read #thebrutishmuseums by @profdanhicks which arrived in no time directly from #blackwells - and it’s signed 💖 Pitt Rivers Museum

‘My Practice Looks Very Different Today’: 15 Artist-Mothers on Balancing Work and Family After a Year Like No Other—Artnet spoke to 15 artist-mothers about their experiences during the pandemic. bit.ly/3nofNaM Artnet

„From Print to Paint“ Apply for a practical online summercourse on #technicalarthistory UtrechtSummerSchool

2 wichtige Workshops: „Arbeit und Gender“ & „Prekäre Arbeitsbedingungen in der Pandemie“

Death themed sleigh from the Nuremberg winter procession in 1640/41. Death stands in the driving position and time stands on the sled too. The sled is richly decorated with bones and skulls. The horse carries a winged hourglass (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) #MementoMoriMonday #mementomori

Frederik Ruysch, the Dutch anatomist and "artist of death", was born #onthisday in 1638. He was known for his remarkable "still life" displays, that blurred the boundary between scientific preservation and vanitas art. More in Luuc Kooijmans's essay: buff.ly/3w5IXRl #otd

We’re looking forward to our round table on the material culture of death and commemoration in the 17th & 18th centuries tomorrow 4pm (BST) via Zoom. Register to attend eventbrite.co.uk/e/death-and-co…

🗓️ Anlässlich der Publikation ihres Bandes "Neue Materialismen zur Einführung" laden Katharina Hoppe @katharinahppe und Thomas Lemke vom Institut für #Soziologie am 29. April um 18 Uhr zum digitalen Book-Launch ein. Mehr Infos zur Veranstaltung ⬇️ aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/event/book-lau…

JOB: Research Associate in Conservation, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge ➡️ buff.ly/3ngQJE0

Wow! A whole conference on natural #pigments 🎉 downside is the conference fee though...

Fantastic job opportunity for #histmed post-docs King's History w Hannah Murphy

Architectural paint analysis ~ 100x magnification of the layers of paint on an 18th century theatre wall (Loeblich) archdaily.com/43289/ad-inter… ■ & cross section of the multiple coats of paint on lamp stands at Holborn Viaduct since 1869 (Baty) patrickbaty.co.uk/2012/02/01/hol…

„#books bound in #humanskin“

Morgen und Freitag, via zoom: #künstlerische #kompetenzen nach #deskilling und #reskilling Anmeldungen sind noch möglich! Universität Siegen