Collecting Spain

Two-day conference focusing on the V&A’s and Britain collections of Spanish Ceramics, Fashion, Furniture, Metalwork, Sculpture and Textiles.

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  • Friday, 8 June 2018 – Saturday, 9 June 2018 at
  • Past event
+44 (0)20 7942 2000

  • Friday, 8 – Saturday, 9 June 2018

  • Hochhauser Auditorium

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  • Tickets cost £5.00 - £10.00

Past Event
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Spanish art has been collected in the UK since the 17th century. This conference will explore collecting practices, attitudes and perceptions towards Spanish decorative arts in Britain and Spain, and how these attitudes influenced the development of museums and museum collections, both in Britain and Spain.

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