Conference: Art, Luxury, and Sustainability: Markets in Transition

Art, Luxury, and Sustainability: Markets in Transition Conference

We are delighted to announce the programme for our forthcoming conference Art, Luxury, and Sustainability: Markets in Transition taking place on 7 November 2025 at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, 30 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EE.

TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference-art-luxury-and-sustainability-markets-in-transition-tickets-1570097516939?aff=oddtdtcreator

PROGRAMME:

9.15 – 9.45: Coffee and Registrations

9:45 – 10:00: Introductions

10:00 – 11:15: Session 1, Frameworks for Social and Environmental Sustainability in Art and Luxury

• Chandni Jeswani, Independent Art Historian: Towards a Framework for Social Sustainability in Art and Luxury
• Virginia Marano, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut: Designing Access: Disability as a Blueprint for Sustainable Transition in Art and Luxury
• Amy Jackson, Artist: Embedded Externalities: Rethinking the Value of Art through Climate Accountability

11:15 – 11:30: Q&A for Session 1

11:30 – 12:00: Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:15: Session 2, Institutions in Transition: Museums, Conservation and Sustainable Practices

• Melissa Painter, V&A: Creating a Family of Sustainable Museums
• Jürgen Huber, The Wallace Collection: Conservation’s Role in a Sustainable Future
• Lorraine Finch, Independent Conservator: Preserving Masterpieces and the Planet: Conservators at the Intersection of Art and Sustainability

13:15 – 13:30: Q&A for Session 2

13:30 – 14:30: Lunch (not provided)

14:30 – 15:45: Session 3, Craft, Artisanship and the Sustainable Future of Luxury Industries

• Amruta Rawate Patil, Independent Researcher: True Luxury, False Sustainability: Legal Silences in the Extraction of Artisanal Knowledge
• Jacqueline Farrell & Sydney Ayers Mercer, The King’s Foundation: A Blueprint for Sustainable Luxury Fashion
• Perrine Desmichel, ESCP Business School, Paris: Sleeping Beauties: When and Why Do Consumers Underuse Luxury Inherited Goods?

15:45 – 16:00: Q&A for Session 3

16:00 – 16:30: Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30: Panel Discussion, From Challenges to Opportunities: Reflections on Sustainability in the Art World.

• Elise Foster Vander Elst, Head of Exhibitions & Environmental Impact Lead, Design Museum
• Cliodhna Murphy, Global Head of Environmental Sustainability, Hauser & Wirth
• Caitlin Southwick, Founder and Executive Director, Ki Culture
• Lula Rappoport, Gallery Climate Coalition

17.30 – 19.00: Drinks Reception