From 26 June till 3 July of 2011 the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen and the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) will organize the interdisciplinary summer school Collecting and Preserving in Rome.
Central to the summer school are questions concerning the reasons individuals and organizations collected, preserved, exhibited, visited, and used objects of art and natural history, manuscripts, books, and scientific instruments. What were their scholarly, scientific, artistic, aesthetic, and wider cultural motives? What were the reasons for the loss and destruction of some of these collections? How exactly did collection, preservation, and exhibition take place? The focus will be both on private collections as well as on public collections, particularly libraries and museums.
Period
26-06-2011 - 03-07-2011 (1 weeks)
Target group
Ph.D, (research-)MA, BA (honours) with a visible interest/expertise in this specific field of study.
Course aim
Through interactive lectures, excursions in Rome the participants will research the theory and practice of the collection and preservation of art, manuscripts, books, natural objects and scientific instruments. Rome is an obvious city for this subject, since this is where collecting started at an early date, and some of the earliest examples of collections are still to be admired there.
Credits
5.0 ECTS credits. Upon completion of the course, students will be awarded 5 ECTS and a certificate issued by the University of Groningen. Requirements for completion of the course are: -An active contribution to the discussions; -A (group-) presentation about a subject of the participants choice in consultation with the speakers; -An essay about the abovementioned subject.
Course fee
EUR 700: The fee is 700 and includes accommodation at the Dutch Institute in Rome (KNIR), excursions, manuals, a few dinners, social and cultural activities for the during of the Summer School Rome.
Course leader
Prof.Catrien Santing (Groningen), Prof. Wessel Krul (Groningen), Dr. Marieke van den Doel (Rome), Prof. Steven Vanden Broecke (Ghent), Prof. Ingrid Rowland (Rome)
Scholarships
The University of Groningen has made available scholarships of 200 euros each. The most promising participants will be granted these scholarships.
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Faculty of Arts
Address: Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat 26
Postal code: 9712 EK
City: Groningen
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.rug.nl/let/summerschool
E-mail: e.c.metternich@rug.nl
Phone: 0031627405958
Collecting and Preserving
