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Christopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

This excellent article by @suryabowyer.com, Shreya Gupta, @libertypaterson.bsky.social , and Niti Acharya includes a generous reflection on AHRC funded work in collections, and a challenge for the future @hisjournalha.bsky.social

As we have seen, the fields of the history of collecting and the history of institutions are diverse yet often entwined. By analysing the work of a new generation of scholars – under the auspices of the CDP scheme – this article has charted recent research trends and looked forward to future directions in these fields. That future is a thrilling one. Collecting institutions are increasingly motivated to examine their colonial histories and the provenance of their objects. This provides research opportunities across academia and the museum sector. Digital tools increasingly aid this work. Recent developments in network mapping have been particularly fruitful, and we are seeing an increasing use of quantitative methods when investigating collections and their histories. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already used by the commercial sector and by a handful of larger public institutions such as the Wellcome, though it is usually deployed in very limited contexts. As research continues and AI becomes integrated into more areas of everyday life, we shall see an increasing number of institutions deploying AI to help analyse and make sense of collections data at a scale that was not previously viable. The ‘raw materials’ of history – to return to Burgess's metaphor – are becoming better understood as well as more readily accessible. The future of looking back at the past is bright.

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Shreya Gupta @shreyagupta.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

What better way to do my 1st post than announcing this (hot off the press) publication on the state of the (future) field of the history of collecting with partners in crime @suryabowyer.com @libertypaterson.bsky.social & Niti Acharya. It’s also open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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State of the (Future) Field: The History of Collecting and Its Institutions

This article considers the state of the field of the history of collecting and its institutions. Following on from a 2021 ‘state of the field’ article, also published in this journal, the present pie...

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Liberty Paterson @libertypaterson.bsky.social · 30/05/2024

We've extended the CfP deadline to *11:59pm GMT on 5 June 2024* Last chance to submit your abstracts for the workshop at NPG London

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Liberty Paterson @libertypaterson.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

Just over 2 weeks left to submit your abstract for 'The British Empire in the Art Gallery' workshop at the National Portrait Gallery

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Liberty Paterson @libertypaterson.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

CfP: 'The British Empire in the Art Gallery: Discourses, Practices, Publics' 📌NPG London, 27 Sept 2024 Deadline: 31 May Join us to critically discuss the empire and the art gallery. Organised by @seancham.bsky.social and I. See: tinyurl.com/beagworkshop Pls share!

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