LECTURES & PROGRAMMES
Pavillon du Collectionneur develops lectures and educational programmes based on long-standing practical experience in collecting, object research, curatorial work and the art market.
Based on the museum’s collections and exhibition projects, each programme combines original research with first-hand knowledge and experience.
CURRENT LECTURES
A selection of established lectures and presentations available to museums, cultural institutions and academic audiences.
VIEW LIST
ONLINE pROGRAMMES
Selected lectures will be available as recorded programmes for individual online access.
COMING SOON
THE ANTIQUE MARKET
Value, Perception and Collecting
How value is formed in the antique market — from attribution and provenance to rarity, condition, taste and changing perceptions of collecting.
LECTURE · 60–90 MIN
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A presentation space with seating and standard audiovisual equipment.
ATTRIBUTION
Expertise, Error and Market Perception
How objects are identified and attributed — from makers’ marks, materials and techniques to provenance, comparison and expert judgement. The lecture also examines common attribution errors and their impact on market perception.
LECTURE · 60–90 MIN
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A presentation space with seating and standard audiovisual equipment.
VISION OF VENICE
The Venetian Carnival and European Culture
The history of the Venetian Carnival as a social and cultural phenomenon — from masks as part of everyday life and the culture of salons, casinos and balls to its influence on European carnival traditions, art and visual culture.
LECTURE · 45 MIN
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A presentation space with seating and standard audiovisual equipment.
THE BOUDOIR DOLL
From the Private Interior to Art Deco
The history of half-dolls and boudoir dolls from the late 19th century to the Art Deco era — their place in women’s private interiors, changing ideals of fashion and femininity, production and function, their transformation from fashionable objects into collectibles.
LECTURE · 45 MIN
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A presentation space with seating and standard audiovisual equipment.
COLLECTING TODAY
Past, Present and Future of a Collection
Why do we collect, and what drives us to choose and acquire particular objects? The lecture explores the nature of collecting, the difference between collecting and simply accumulating objects, how collections are formed, studied and systematised, and how their meaning and value may change over time.
LECTURE · 60–90 MIN
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A presentation space with seating and standard audiovisual equipment.