ARTstor events at upcoming conferences

Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Annual Meeting
Pasadena, California
April 1 – 5, 2009
Wednesday, April 1:
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Opening Reception and SAHARA Launch Celebration in the Pasadena Conference Center, Lower Level. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians officially opens with this evening’s welcome reception.
Thursday, April 2:
12:00 p.m. to [...]

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Collection agreement: African art and field photography

ARTstor is collaborating with Christopher D. Roy to share approximately 4,000 images of African art and culture in the Digital Library. The collection will include images of art and ceremonial objects, as well as documentation of their social context, use, and manufacture such as performances employing masks, or techniques used in producing pottery, iron, leather, [...]

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More archaeological objects and ethnographic artifacts from the Peabody Museum (Harvard University)

ARTstor and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University are collaborating to make available 154,000 images in the Digital Library from the museum’s permanent collection. These images will include superb coverage of Pre-Columbian, African, Native North American, and Oceanic archaeological objects and ethnographic artifacts. The images will be selected from the Peabody Museum’s [...]

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Collection agreement: Rescue Public Murals (Heritage Preservation)

ARTstor has partnered with Heritage Preservation to share approximately 300 images of community murals in the United States through the Digital Library. These images were collected as part of the Rescue Public Murals project, an initiative of Heritage Preservation to document and conserve murals, as well as increase public awareness about the need to preserve [...]

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Collection agreement: Asian art from Ohio University

University has partnered with ARTstor to share approximately 3,500 images of art works and objects created by the Yao people, an ethnic minority from northern Vietnam. The collection includes ceremonial and temple art dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, with examples of hand scrolls, hanging scrolls, masks, head dress-type objects, manuscripts, and textiles. These [...]

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