Making and Unmaking Value II: Transformations through Space

A three-day symposium, part of the Harvard University-Max Planck Institute collaborative project Metals, Minerals, and the Life Cycle, bringing together art historians, historians of science, material culture scholars, conservators, museum curators, and scientists to examine how the circulation of metals and minerals across regions shapes and redefines their value and function. Plenary lectures by Thomas Cummins (Harvard University & Dumbarton Oaks) and Andrew Burnett (British Academy), with hands-on events and presentations by Karthika Auditet (George Washington University/The Textile Museum), Francesca Bewer (Harvard Art Museums), Robert Bracey (British Museum), Celia Chari (Harvard University), Kai Jun Chen (Brown University), Susanne Ebbinghaus (Harvard Art Museums), Katherine Eremin (Harvard Art Museums), Eurydice Georganteli (Harvard University), Eric Gurevich (Harvard University), Mannat Johal (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Jinah Kim (Harvard University), Kathy King (Harvard Office for the Arts), Sarah Lang (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Sophie Lei (Harvard University), Yukio Lippit (Harvard University), Chenchen Lu (Harvard University), Sarah Mady (Harvard University), Pamela Mackenzie (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Laure Marest (Harvard Art Museums), Stamatina Mastorakou (University of Pittsburgh), Felipe Pereda (Harvard University), Anthony Quickel (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Dagmar Schaefer (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), and Mary Seo (Harvard University). Sponsored by the Department of History of Art & Architecture, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and the Provostial Fund for the Arts & Humanities. Please click here for a complete program and registration information.