Trois crayons museum forum

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Trois Crayons Museum Forum, an innovative digital platform dedicated to the discussion and identification of Pre-Modern drawings in public collections. Launching in the summer of 2025, this international subject specialist network will foster collaboration between curators, scholars, art dealers, and the wider public.

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.

If you would like to learn more about the project or get involved as a curator or institution, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We are excited to share more and look forward to future discussions.

Christ and the Canaanite Woman, Unknown maker, Rembrandt Pupil, active 1650s,