The Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice is offering nine residential scholarships for PhD and postdoctoral students to spend two months in 2027 at the Residence, working on a research project focused on materials held in the Fondazione archives.
The deadline for applying for a scholarship online is June 30, 2026.
Since 1954, the Institute of Art History has organized meetings and academic conferences, maintained an important collection of artworks (primarily drawings, paintings, miniatures, and antique books), preserved the historical archives of leading scholars of Venetian art, published a series of works (journals, book series, and catalogs), and organized exhibitions of ancient, modern, and contemporary art.
Below are some of the research areas of particular interest to the Institute of Art History:
Vittorio Cini as a collector and the art collections of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini
The photographic collection of Prisco Bagni: study, reorganization, and cataloging
Emilian architectural, perspective, quadrature, and ornamental drawings: study and cataloging of the collection in the Antonio Certani collection at the
Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Drawings for the decorative arts in the collections of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini: study and cataloging
Landscape drawing: study and cataloging of drawings in the collections of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Emilian and Bolognese figure drawing of the 17th and 18th centuries: study and cataloging of drawings in the Antonio Certani collection at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini
The ‘Italian Photo Library’ of Nicolò Cipriani at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini: study, reorganization, and inventory (and cataloging) of a section of the collection
The photographic collection of Giuseppe Fiocco at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini: study, reorganization, and inventory (and cataloging) of a section of the collection
The Rodolfo Pallucchini Photo Archive: study and cataloging of a section of the photographic collection
Note: Applicants are invited to contact the Institute of Art History (arte@cini.it) directly to view the collections and archives related to their chosen research topics.
Full announcement here.