The European Training Network PALAMUSTO – Research and Training for the Palace Museum of Tomorrow, a network of leading European universities, heritage institutions and palace-museums, investigates the court residence or palace as a phenomenon of cultural exchange, not only in the past but also today and in the future. A new history of the palace is indeed needed in order to define its relevance for present-day Europe.
PALAMUSTO ETN is offering ten funded doctoral positions to graduates in architecture, architectural history, art history, history or heritage studies, starting on 1 January 2020, and is looking for early career researchers willing to combine academic and professional training in a European context.
Highlights:
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8 European institutions involved in 5 countries
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Academic training at the university, professional training in the palace
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Training takes place in all countries involved
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Each researcher is assigned an academic tutor and a professional mentor
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3-year contracts (not fellowships)
Themes of the doctoral positions:
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ESR01 – Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed – Theme: Fixings, fittings and furniture
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ESR02 – Uniwersytet Warszawski – Theme: Collectibles: the palace gallery as a place for collecting from the Renaissance to the Grand Tour
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ESR03 – Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Theme: Courtly spaces in a globalized world
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ESR04 – KU Leuven – Theme: Upstairs/downstairs
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ESR05 – Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden- Württemberg – Theme: Making, serving and eating food in the palace
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ESR06 – Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua – Theme: Water and the early modern palace
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ESR07 – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München – Theme: Reception suites and throne rooms
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ESR08 – Universiteit Utrecht – Theme: The court chapel across religious boundaries
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ESR09 – Uniwersytet Warszawski – Theme: Negotiating status and gender boundaries in residences
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ESR10 – KU Leuven – Theme: ‘Cherchez le lit’. State bedrooms and domestic sleeping rooms
Find more details here.