In 2013 I had the privilege of speaking at the Maastricht University’s Art and Heritage Disputes conference. It was a well-organized session that I enjoyed tremendously, and I met many terrific scholars and practitioners. On top of that, Maastricht is an absolute delight.
I’ve just received word of next year’s edition. Entitled Assembling Value: The changing roles of experts and expertise in art and heritage worlds, the conference will be held March 22-23, 2015, at the conclusion of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). As the organizers describe it:
The conference coincides with the launch of the Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage (MACCH). MACCH is a joint initiative between the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law, the School of Business and Economics, and the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of Maastricht University, and the Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg. This interdisciplinary research platform brings together scholars and professionals working on the intersecting fields of arts, culture and heritage, the national and international legal framework concerning these areas and the financial developments of a globalizing art market.
The preliminary panel titles are as follows:
Panel I – Changing Constituency: User Participation in Art and Heritage Presentation and Conservation
Convenors: Prof. dr. Renée van de Vall and Dr. Vivian van Saaze (FASoS)
Panel II – Art Market Valuation - Experts and Empirical Evidence
Convenor: Prof. dr. Rachel Pownall (SBE)
Panel III – Concerning Authenticity - Legal Expertise and the Authentication of Artworks
Convenor: Prof. dr. Hildegard Schneider (FL)
Panel IV – ‘Authorized Heritage Discourses’ - Cultural Heritage and the Changing Roles of Experts
Convenor: Dr. Joop de Jong (FASoS)
Panel V – Experts in Nature Conservation
Convenor: Dr. Raf de Bont (FASoS)
If you may be in the vicinity, it looks well worth the trip.
