Knowledge Organization and Antiquity in Institutional Teaching Collections across the Long Nineteenth Century (1750-1940)

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8 Aprile 2026 - 10 Aprile 2026

The Swedish Institute for Classical Studies in Rome and the American Academy in Rome will host a three-day conference on archaeological study collections and their role in our understanding of the past. The conference is organized by scholars from the University of Texas, Austin and the Swedish Institute for Classical Studies in Rome and will take place in Rome among a concentration of historic collections of archaeological material housed in academies and research institutes. Participants will explore collections in the context of the broader intellectual history of the period between the 18th and 20th centuries and the epistemological and classificatory transformations it witnessed. They will also visit a number of extant study collections in Rome.

Wednesday, April 8: 9am – 5pm

Swedish Institute for Classical Studies in Rome

Thursday, April 9: 9am – 4pm

Swedish Institute for Classical Studies in Rome

Friday, April 10: 11am – 7pm

The American Academy in Rome

https://conferences.la.utexas.edu/object-lessons-2026/