The Society for the History of Collecting

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST SPECIALISTS) IN THE HISTORY OF COLLECTING FROM ITS ORIGINS TO THE MODERN DAY, WITH REGARD TO EVERY ASPECT OF COLLECTING, THE HISTORY OF COLLECTING AND ITS MARKETS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL TALKS, VISITS AND EVENTS AND THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.IN THIS CLAUSE, “COLLECTING” MEANS THE ACQUISITION, DISPLAY AND DISPERSAL OF ALL FORMS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE WIDEST SENSE; WORKS OF ART, PAINTINGS, ANTIQUITIES AND MATERIAL CULTURE. THE SOCIETY ENGAGES WITH ALL CULTURES, PERIODS AND GEOGRAPHIES, WHETHER IN THE FORM OF PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, CORPORATE OR INDIVIDUAL COLLECTING.