Information from the museum, 17 September 2012
The exhibition The road to Van Eyck is the result of years of research into the predecessors, inspirators, contemporaries and of course the life and work of Van Eyck himself. Several experts wil speak during this symposium, for the program see below.
Program
10:30
Ontvangst met koffie
11:00-12:30
Welkom door Sjarel Ex, directeur Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Friso Lammertse, conservator Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
“Een weg of een paadje naar Van Eyck.”
Dr. Katrin Dyballe, Gemäldegalerie Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
“Panelpainting in Western-Germany around 1400-1420.”
Prof. dr. Jos Koldewij, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
“Magisch en levensecht: de macht van het beeld.”
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:30
Prof. dr. Hugo van der Velden, Harvard University
“Jan van Eyck in Holland.”
Dr. Stephan Kemperdick, Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
“The early van Eyck: What do we know, what is plausible, what is unlikely.”
Afsluiting
After the symposium you are invited to attend the official opening of the exhibition The road to van Eyck
Language: Dutch / English
Costs: € 15,- incl. admission, lunch, coffee and tea. (€13,50 for friends)
Reservation is necessary through www.boijmans.nl