Virtual Issues

Journal of the History of Collections publish a variety of Virtual Issues, which collate leading papers on a specific topic or theme. The journal are also featured in a variety of collections which feature papers from leading journals in art history, history, and philosophy. Browse the full list of Virtual Issues below. 

Collecting the Decorative Arts
This virtual issue investigates the meaning and history of collecting the decorative arts and contributes to discussions on the nature of collecting.

North American Ethnography in European Collections
This collection brings together leading research on objects of North American origin and their entry into European collections.

Art and the Italian Renaissance 
This collection features respected Renaissance art scholarship from leading art journals, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci.

Jewish Collectors and Collecting 
This thematic Virtual Issue considers the Jewish contribution to the development of collecting traditions in modern Europe, as well as the methodological challenges posed by working on Jewish collections. 

Collecting Prints and Drawings
This collection explores the diversity of prints and sketches, and their acquirers.

Natural History Collecting 
Papers discuss early steps in natural history collecting, including collections of specimens from all the realms of nature that provided naturalists with the essential materials for their researches. 

Art Spaces
From Japanese living rooms to street art to national galleries, this research collection explores the relationship between art and art spaces.

Digital GLAM
Exploring technology in the Arts and Heritage Sector, this collection discusses digital approached to galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.