Burning issues

-Full- 1. Your own project…in your OWN time?
Adriaan Waiboer
In addition to their curatorial duties, many curators work on personal projects. Some museums perceive research leading to a curator’s own book, article or documentary as a means of raising the status of the employee as well as the employer. More...

2. Forgotten objects: the gap between the fine and applied arts
Dirk Jan Biemond
The Rijksmuseum’s collection of gold and silver is one of the largest of its kind in the world. A catalogue of the silver made in Holland and Zeeland is currently in preparation. More...

3. Describing drawing techniques
Thera Folmer-von Oven
When writing entries for a drawings catalogue, I always deliberate on the same part of my text: how to describe the different techniques used in drawings (pen, brush, ink, etc.) in a logical and systematic way. More...

-Full- 4. CODARTmodern Yes or No?
Ludo van Halem and Gerdien Verschoor
CODART’s membership concentrates on curators in charge of collections of “old” Dutch and Flemish art. Even so, lately CODART has been increasingly approached by Dutch curators of modern (Dutch) art... More...

5. Join the CODART Young Curator’s Group!
Alice Taatgen
While many young art historians dream of becoming a curator, they often run into difficulty finding museum-based jobs. After an internship in the course of their studies, they are sent into the world to fend for themselves.   More...

Collections

-Full- 6. For sale! Deaccession of the Museum aan het Vrijthof collection
Monique Dickhaut and Patrick Rijs
In 1973 a museum was opened in the 16th-century Spanish Government building on Vrijthof Square in Maastricht. The museum’s permanent collection consists of the art and antiques owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wagner-de Wit... More...

-Full- 7. A new museum concept for Luxembourg
Danièle Wagener and Martina Sitt
In the spring of 2010, the Villa Vauban’s once privately owned art collection of mainly Dutch and Flemish works from the 17th to the 19th century will be displayed in a restored setting, including a museum extension ... More...

Attributions

8. New evidence on Justus van Egmont?
Priscilla Valkeneers
Born in Leiden Justus van Egmont (1602-1674) first trained in the workshop of Caspar van den Hoecke. After sojourning in Italy he is documented as a pupil of Rubens’ workshop in Antwerp. More...

Presentations

9. RKD, Netherlands institute for Art History
Suzanne Laemers
During the CODART ELF congress held in Ghent, it was obvious that many of the members are well acquainted with the RKD and visit the Institute on a regular basis.  More...

-Full- 10. Inter-institutional research resource on paintings by Rembrandt
Wietske Donkersloot
Presently, the RKD and the Mauritshuis, both in The Hague, are developing a research resource on Rembrandt. This pilot project, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York... More...

-Full- 11.  The Rubens database of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Bert Schepers and Lies Van de Cappelle
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium own a remarkable collection of approximately 50 works either painted by Rubens himself or in collaboration with his workshop... More...

-Full- 12. Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage in Brussels (IRPA-KIK)
Pierre-Yves Kairis
IRPA-KIK is part of the group of so-called Belgian “scientific federal institutions” in Brussels. It was founded in 1948 as one of the first interdisciplinary centers for studying and conserving the artistic heritage.  More...