Activities – Colonial Networks

16 November 2026 – Mapping class at Princeton

Princeton University – seminar on early modern colonial cartography in the Caribbean, led by Basile Baudez and Meredith Martin and held at Princeton’s Firestone Library, Special Collections

15 October 2026 – Lecture at the Courtauld

Courtauld Institute of Art – lecture on “Provenance” given by Hannah Williams for the “Critical Debates” lecture series that is part of the Courtauld MA Program Abstract: This session focuses on provenance research as both a methodological tool and a critical framework for art history. We will explore debates around provenance to consider how histories …

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19 June 2026 – Keynote lecture in Paris

Hannah Williams, “Tangled Lines: Colonial Networks, Haiti and Paris’s Art Collectors” More information here

28 January 2027 – Lecture at UCLA

UCLA Department of Art History’s Art Council Lecture Series Colonial Provenance Networks: Haiti and the Paris Art World Speakers: Meredith Martin (NYU) and Hannah Williams (QMUL) Location: UCLA, Los Angeles CA Time and Date: 4:30pm – 28 January 2027 More information forthcoming.

19 November 2026 | Public Museum Lecture at The Wallace Collection

Colonial Paris: Hidden Histories of French Art and the Caribbean Speaker: Dr. Hannah Williams (QMUL) Location: The Wallace Collection – At the museum (Theatre) and online (Zoom) Time and Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 13.00-14.00 GMT Eighteenth-century Paris is celebrated for its artistic brilliance, from the rococo elegance of Antoine Watteau to the neoclassical refinement …

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13 May 2026 – Colonial Networks at Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit Institute of Arts – European Paintings Council Lecture 2026 Provenance Stories: Colonial Networks and the Paris Art World In this talk, Professors Meredith Martin and Hannah Williams explore different aspects of a multimedia research project that is devoted to uncovering the deep, mostly unknown colonial connections that underlie some of France’s most celebrated art …

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27 March 2026 – Roundtable on Representing Slavery in Museums at the Louvre

Musée du Louvre – A roundtable discussion entitled “Comment présenter l’histoire de l’esclavage dans les musées?,” organized by Anne Lafont and Meredith Martin together with the Fondation pour la mémoire de l’esclavage and the Centre Dominique-Vivant Denon, Louvre

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