Conference: The World is a Marketplace: An Obsession with Chinese Porcelain

From Winterthur Museum:

This year’s conference celebrates the recently promised gift to Winterthur of The Daniel and Serga Nadler Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain and features a Galleries display of more than 60 objects from that collection. Join Winterthur and an international cast of scholars as we study Chinese porcelain, its markets around the world, and the Western wares it inspired. Experience lectures presenting new research as well as workshops offering up-close access to the Winterthur collection. The conference will be held from April 4-5, 2013.  $310 per Member and nonprofit professionals. $175 per student. $355 per nonmember.

Plan to experience:

  • Lectures, presenting new research by Winterthur staff and respected visiting scholars
  • Workshops, with opportunities to get close-up access to Winterthur collections
  • Study opportunities and discussions of your favorite ceramics with old and new friends

Selected speakers and workshop leaders:

  • Ron Fuchs, Curator of the Reeves Collection, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA
  • Leslie B. Grigsby, Senior Curator, Ceramics & Glass, Winterthur
  • Pat Halfpenny, Ceramics Scholar, Wilmington, DE
  • Angela Howard, Director, Heirloom & Howard, Wiltshire, England
  • Rose Kerr, Former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department at the V & A, England
  • Jennifer Mass, Senior Scientist and Director, Scientific Research and Analysis Laboratory, Winterthur
  • Daniel Nadler, Collector, New York City
  • William R. Sargent, Independent Curator, Salem, MA

TOURS

Chinese Export Wares in the Winterthur House Rooms

The World of Ceramics at Winterthur