Past conferences
2020-2021 Richmond (cancelled) / Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond VA
October 5 & 6, 2020 ; postponed then cancelled
Fine Arts without Cultural Boundaries: Research, Display, Perception
Fine Arts are displayed not only in their place of creation, but in museums around the world; visitors see Fine Art from all over the world. This poses challenges for curators and audiences.
How do we present Fine Arts and for whom? Can Fine Arts from different regions create a fruitful dialogue when placed under one roof? What knowledge is necessary or useful and who creates and presents this knowledge? And for whom? Where does the act of research subvert its own cultural origins? What visitors desire which information? How does display affect perceptions of cultures; how does conservation?
We plan to discuss all of these questions and many more on October 5th and 6th in Richmond – we hope you will join us either as a speaker or an attendee.
2019 Kyoto
(XXVth ICOM General Conference, Kyoto, 2019 September 1-7)
Museums as Cultural Hubs : The Future of Tradition
ICFA individual Sessions, September 2-3 : Western Art in Asian Museums, Asian Art in Western Museums 2019_Kyoto_ICFA_IndividualSessions
ICFA Off-Site Meeting, Osaka, September 5 : Visit to Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts and National Museum of Art 2019_Kyoto_ICFA_OffSiteMeeting
ICDAD, ICFA, GLASS joint session, September 4 2019_Kyoto_ICFA, ICDAD, GLASS 4 September Joint Session
2018 Madrid
2017 Copenhagen
Changing rooms?! Permanent displays and their storage
Programme, delegates list and Minutes
2016 Bassano del Grappa and Milan
XXIVth General Conference – Joint meeting ICFA/COMCOL
Art collecting and the sense of place: an integral and integrated approach towards arts, other heritages and collecting
2015 Lausanne
The Museums of Fine Arts in the digital area
Programme, Delegates and Minutes
2014 Palermo
Old and new outfittings in the Fine Arts Museums
2013 Rio de Janeiro
(XXIIIrd ICOM General Conference)
Places for reflection : Museums as connectors of cultures, times, people and social groups – Conference coorganised by DEMHIST, Glass, ICDAD and ICFA
Programme, delegate list and minutes
2012 Moscow
Museum Complexes: Principles of functioning, management and development
Programme, Delegates List, Minutes
2011 Malta
The Mediterranean as a Hub for Artistic Ideas
2010 Shanghai
(XXIInd Genéral Conférence of ICOM)
From Silk Road to Containers Ship : Artefacts, Environment and cultural transfert
Conference coorganized by DEMHIST, Glass, ICDAD and ICFA
2010 Oxford
The New Museum: Buildings and Display Strategies for the Early 21st Century
Programme, Delegate list and minutes
2009 Rome
Rome and the World: The Arts in Rome from 1860 to 1911
Programme, Delegates list, Minutes
2008 Athens
Greece and the World: Artistic Exchange and Influence from 1800 to the Present Day
2007 Vienna
(XXIst ICOM General Conference)
Fine Art Collections and the Role of the Curator: Historical perspective and curatorial practice
2006 Coburg (with visits to Gotha, Weimar, Altenburg, Dresden)
Fine Art Collections in Their Historical Contexts
Programme, Delegates list, Minutes
2005 Dublin
The Future of Fine Art Museum : Permanent Collections or Temporary Exhibitions
2004 Ljubljana
Landscape and Identity in ex-Jugoslavia
2004 Seoul
(XXth ICOM General Conference)
Museums and intangible Heritage
2003 Helsinki
Artists’ Colonies and Artists’ Travel
2002 New York
Private Collectors and Donors
2001 Barcelona
(XIXth ICOM General Conference)
Managing change : Museums facing economic and social challenges
2000 St Petersburg
18th-Century Collections
1999 Stockholm
European Sculpture: 16th-20th Centuries
1998 Melbourne
(XVIIIth ICOM General Conference)
1997 Poznan (with visits to Cracow and Warsaw)
The Art Market and Illegal Traffic in East European Countries
1996 Amsterdam
Museums in Historical Buildings
1995 Nord-Pas-de-Calais
The Museums in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
1994 Boston
University Museums
1993 Budapest
The Museum in Civil War / The Absolute Masterpiece
1992 Quebec City, September 21-24
(XVIth ICOM General Conference)
Rethinking the “Boundaries”
1992 Berlin, October 15-18
Looking East
1991 Copenhagen
Sponsorship in Museums
1990 Florence
The Movement of Works of Art Within the European Community
1989 The Hague
(Xthe ICOM General Conference)
Picture collection and Display
1988 Munich
The Bavarian National Museum; CIDOC working group “Normes documentaires”
1987 Edinburgh
The Display of Paintings and Sculpture in Fine Art Museums
1986 Buenos Aires
(XIVth ICOM General Conference)
Fine Arts Museums in Argentina
1985 Lisbon
1984 Venice
Import and Export Control of the Fine Arts
1983 Lille and London
London, XIIIth ICOM General Conference
Scholarship Within Fine Art Museums and It’s Transmission
1982 Stockholm and Amsterdam
The Collecting Activities of Fine Art Museums
Stockholm, 17-21 april, Minutes
Amsterdam, 9-10 september, Minutes
1981 Manchester and Paris
Manchester, Executive Board, 19 may
Paris, 18-19 june
The Collecting Activities of Fine Art Museums
1980 Mexico City
(XIIth ICOM General Conference)
Foundation of ICFA
1979-1980 : From IAEC (International Art Exhibitions Commitee) to ICFA (International Committee for the Fine Arts (pre c.1900)