The Russian Academy of Arts and Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts invite art critics and art historians to take part in the scientific conference “From the history of collecting: patrons, collectors, founders of museums” on October 21–23, 2020.
The conference was initiated and organized by the Department of foreign art, Department of art studies and art criticism. Venue: White hall of the Russian Academy of arts (21 Prechistenka street, Moscow).
The conference will discuss the following issues: images and activities of foreign and domestic patrons and collectors; collection of works of art by Russian merchants; personalities of Museum founders; educational role of art workshop organizers and publishers.
Conference organizing committee:
Chairman: Z.K. Tsereteli – President of the Russian Academy of Arts
Co-chair: D.O. Shvidkovsky, Doct. Sc. (Art History), Vice-President of the Academy of ARTS, Rector of the Moscow architectural Institute
Members of the organizing committee:
E.O. Romanova – academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, Advisor Department of art history and art criticism
N.V. Tolstaya – corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Director of the Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts
K.L. Lukicheva – Cand. Sc. (Art History), honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Deputy Director on scientific work of Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts
E.D. Fedotova – Doct. Sc. (Art History), corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, Head of the Foreign Art Department of the Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts
E.I. Tarakanova – researcher of the Foreign Art Department of the Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts of the Russian Academy of Arts
Russian Academy of Arts
Research Institute of Theory and History of Fine Arts