18 May 2026: CODARTfocus Utrecht

The Centraal Museum in Utrecht is hosting the first major retrospective dedicated to Gerard van Honthorst (1592–1656). This CODARTfocus features an exclusive in-depth tour and introduction by curator Liesbeth Helmus. See the event page for more information and to register.

26 October 2026: CODARTfocus Gouda

CODART is organizing a visit to Museum Gouda for the exhibition Wonder Walls, which examines the sudden rise of Gouda as a preeminent center for tapestry production in the Low Countries between 1580 and 1620. Following an introduction by curator Ingmar Reesing and two lectures by tapestry experts, participants will be invited to a private viewing of the exhibition guided by the curator.

24 – 25 November 2026: CODARTfocus Mechelen and Leuven

In late November, CODART will organize a two-day study visit to Flanders, centering on the exhibitions Burgundian Dining at Museum Hof van Busleyden and Flemish Sculptors in Italy at M Leuven. The program features in-depth exhibition tours and lectures by curators Hannah Iterbeke and Marjan Debaene, complemented by expert speakers who will provide further context to both shows. Please keep an eye on the CODART website for the complete program.

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Previous CODART events

CODART has organized annual congresses, study trips and focus meetings for curators of Dutch and Flemish art since 1998. Programs, lists of participants, texts of lectures and reports on workshops, etc. have been put on this website for your convenience.

An impression of the CODART 24 congress in Antwerp:

2026

• CODARTfocus Collection Catalogues – Print vs. Pixel (16 April 2026, online)
• CODART 27 – Telling Her Story: Female Creators, Collaborators and Collectors (15-17 March 2026, Ghent)

2025

• CODARTfocus Washington & Baltimore (6-8 October 2025)
• CODARTfocus Leeuwarden (14-15 September 2025)
• CODARTfocus Quellinus (4 September 2025, Amsterdam)
• CODART 26 – Tracing Contested Histories: The Challenges and Future of Provenance Research (16-18 March 2025, Cologne)
• CODARTfocus Munich (9-10 February 2025)
• CODARTfocus Look Again – The Met’s Reinstalled European Painting Galleries (30 January 2025, online)

2024

• CODARTfocus Van Heemskerck (25 November 2024, Haarlem and Alkmaar)
• CODARTfocus Online Attribution Session – Drawings from Schwerin (12 November 2024, online)
• CODARTfocus Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World (25 July 2024, online)
• CODART 25 – Lessons Learned: Looking Back at Reinstalled Permanent Collections in the Past Decade (16-18 June 2024, Stockholm)
• CODARTfocus Bruegel to Rubens (7 May 2024, online)
• CODARTfocus Van Eyck (16 April 2024, Paris)
• CODARTfocus Frans Hals (11 March 2024, Amsterdam)

2023

• CODARTfocus Antwerp (27 November 2023)
• 25th Anniversary Symposium (6 October 2023, Amsterdam)
• CODARTfocus Paris (9-10 September 2023)
• CODARTfocus Hugo van der Goes (8 May 2023, Berlin)
• CODART 24 – Flemish Art: Local and Global (12-14 March 2023, Antwerp)

2022

• CODARTfocus The Tudors (1 December 2022, online)
• CODARTfocus Leuven (9 November 2022)
• CODART and HNA Joint Session (4 June 2022, Amsterdam)
• CODART 23 – Art in Situ: What It Means to See Art in Its Original Setting (29 to 31 May 2022, The Netherlands)
• CODARTfocus A Virtual Visit to the CNA in Boston (22 March 2022, online)

2021

• Presentation of the Canon project (4 November 2021, The Hague)
• CODARTfocus Aachen (13 September 2021)
• CODART Congress Online (31 may 2021)
• CODARTfocus Slavery exhibition at the Rijksmuseum (20 April 2021, online)

2020

• CODARTfocus Royal Blue and Delft Silver (9 December 2020, online)
• CODARTfocus HERE. Black in Rembrandt’s Time (2 December 2020, online)
• CODART Conversations: A two-part series of recorded conversations between five CODART members from various countries discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their museums.
• Frans Hals Lecture (1 September 2020, online)
• CODART Congress Online (14-16 June 2020)
• CODARTfocus Helmond (9 March 2020)

2019

• Public Symposium: Creating a CODART Canon (18 November 2019, Amsterdam)
• CODARTfocus Delft (28 October 2019)
• CODART 22: Back to Berlin – And What It Means to Be a Curator Today (2 to 4 June 2019, Berlin)
•  CODARTfocus Bernard van Orley (18 March 2019, Brussels)

2018

• CODARTfocus Oudenaarde and Brussels (2-3 December 2018)
• CODARTfocus Edinburgh (14-16 October 2018)
• CODARTfocus Mechelen (22 and 23 May 2018)
• CODART 21 – Old Masters, Old-Fashioned? (11-13 March 2018, Bruges)
• CODARTfocus Jean Fouquet: The Melun Diptych (8 January 2018, Berlin)

2017

• CODARTfocus Amsterdam (22-24 October 2017)
• CODART TWINTIG – Deep Storage or Open Depot: Access to the ‘Hidden’ Collections (21 to 23 May 2017, Warsaw)

2016

• CODARTfocus Dresden (13-14 November 2016)
• CODART NEGENTIEN – Connoisseurship: Between Intuition and Science (19-21 June 2016, Madrid)
• CODARTfocus Jheronimus Bosch (13-14 March 2016, ‘s-Hertogenbosch)

2015

• Study trip (11-17 October 2015, Midwest USA: Detroit, Toledo, Oberlin, Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago)
• CODARTfocus Den Haag (30-31 August 2015)
• CODART ACHTTIEN – Curators and the Art Trade: A Discussion of Opportunities and Dilemmas (18-21 January 2015, London)

2014

• CODARTfocus Budapest (26-27 October 2014)
• CODART ZEVENTIEN – Presenting our Collections: Ideals, Ideas and Practice (16-18 March 2014, Amsterdam)

2013

• CODART ZESTIEN – Old favorites or new perspectives? Dividing your time and attention between the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions (21-23 April 2013, Vienna)
• CODART 15th ANNIVERSARY (14-15 October 2013, Amsterdam)
• CODARTfocus Utrecht (28 January 2013)
• CODARTfocus Dulwich (1-3 December 2013)

2012

• CODARTfocus Prague (14 May 2012)
• CODART VIJFTIEN – Conserving the arts: the task of the curator and the conservator? (18-20 March 2012, Brussels)

2011

• CODARTfocus Antwerp (10 October 2011)
• CODARTfocus Dordrecht and Leiden (9 May 2011)
• CODART VEERTIEN – Highlights and twilights: popular and neglected areas of Dutch and Flemish art in museums (20-22 March 2011, Enschede)

2010

• CODARTfocus Musea Brugge (8 November 2010, Bruges)
• CODART DERTIEN
  • Congress: Digitization: blessing or burden? (30 May-1 June 2010, Rotterdam)
  • Study trip (31 January-5 February, Southern California)

2009

• CODART TWAALF: Dutch and Flemish art in Helsinki and St. Petersburg
  • Congress (15-17 March 2009, Aachen and Maastricht)
  • Study trip (21-25 September 2009, Helsinki and St. Petersburg)

2008

• CODART ELF: Dutch and Flemish art in Italy
  • Congress (9-11 March 2008, Ghent)
  • Study trip (24-29 June 2008, Florence, Genoa and Turin)