Notes on the Workshop  “Objects from Abroad: The Life of Exotic Goods in France and the United States” by  Noémie Étienne  (Wissenschaftliche Assistentin, Univ. of Zurich) The interdisciplinary conference “Objects from Abroad: The Life of Exotic Goods in France and the United States”, held at the Centre for International ResearchContinue Reading

Haidy Geismar, UCL This is a short commentary on the current special exhibition at the Musee du Quai Branly, Paris’ “Museum of the others”. The exhibition, Cheveux Cheris: Frivolites et Trophies, translated into English as The Art of Hair is curated by Yves LeFur, Director of the Museum’s Heritage and Collections Department and drawsContinue Reading