The 15th Congress of the International Association for the History of Glass (AIHV) will be held in the US from 16-20 October 2001.
The congress will open in New York at The Metropolitan Museum of Art…
The 15th Congress of the International Association for the History of Glass (AIHV) will be held in the US from 16-20 October 2001. The congress will open in New York at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and then move on to The Corning Museum of Glass. Coinciding with its Congress dates, AIHV said that a major exhibition – called Glass of the Sultans, presenting the art and history of Islamic glass from the 7th-19th century – will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Congress programme will include a full session devoted to the subject. Special attention will also be given to American glass with a series of lectures from leading experts in the field. A number of pre-Congress events in the New York area are currently in preparation. Participants arriving at the weekend will be able to enjoy a full programme of excursions to museums and specially organized events, led by local museum and gallery personnel. These will include a view of the Museum of Modern Art“s glass collection and of the Newark Museum“s extensive collections, together with visits to various commercial galleries specializing in glass A one-week post-Congress tour will take participants on to a number of important museum and gallery collections located mainly on the East Coast of the US. The richness of the ancient and antique collections in US museums and private hands, juxtaposed with the vibrant contemporary glass scene, will offer a rare opportunity for specialists in all fields to share their knowledge and enthusiasm, according to AIHV. During the Congress, evening receptions will be held at the different venues, including at Steuben in New York City. These events will be conceived and coordinated by the US Congress Organising Committee, whose members are: David Whitehouse, Executive Director of the Corning Museum of Glass, Stefano Carboni, Associate Curator in the Department of Islamic Art and Lisa Pilosi, Associate Conservator in the Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation, of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The congress lecture programme is to be organized in chronological order, with two days at The Metropolitan Museum of Art covering pre-Roman, Roman and Islamic glass and two days at The Corning Museum of Glass devoted to Medieval, post-Medieval, American and modern glass. The intention is to give speakers the platform for 30 minutes, with 20 minutes for delivery of the paper and the remaining time for questions and debate. Simultaneous poster sessions will take place at both venues. AIHV said it is particularly looking forward to receiving proposals for communications relating to Islamic and to American glass. Robert Brill, whose professional interest in the archaemetry of glass spans over 40 years, has accepted to give the Distinguished Speaker paper at the congress on the subject of the chemical analyses of early glasses. Meanwhile, at the 1998 Annual General Meeting held in Venice, Gioia Meconcelli-Notarianni tendered her resignation, which was accepted with a vote of thanks from the Board and the Assembly. In her place, and by unanimous vote, Professor Jennifer Price of Durham University will become president. Price specializes in ancient glass, “but her interests extend well beyond this area,” said AIHV. David Whitehouse and Anne Vanlatum of the Muse-Atelier de Verre des Sars-Poteries were also voted to the Board joining Anne Hochuli-Guysel, vice-president and Joh. Krul, treasurer.