Upcoming: Trois Crayons Museum Forum

July 10 2025

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Exciting news that the works on paper collective Trois Crayons will be launching a new online Museum Forum this summer, an initiative which will focus on the discussion of attributions of works in public collections.

According to their website:

The forum provides a space for curators and institutions to share lesser-seen and lesser-studied works from their collections—so-called ‘problem’ drawings—raising unresolved questions of attribution, sitter identity, dating, subject matter, and provenance. By opening these discussions to the global community of experts and enthusiasts, the platform enhances visibility and invites fresh perspectives on drawings that might otherwise remain in obscurity.

This free-to-use digital resource will harness the power of collective research and community collaboration, encouraging knowledge exchange and innovative approaches to longstanding art-historical challenges. Through crowd-sourced insights and collaborative scholarship, the Trois Crayons Museum Forum aims to deepen our understanding of Pre-Modern drawings and deepen public engagement with institutional collections.

Interested institutions are encouraged to get in touch with the organisers (more details are available via the link above).

Update - It has been pointed out to me that the Forum has just been launched and is filled with the many interesting works that are up for discussion. Click on the link above to access the site!

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