The Government of Flanders has announced funding for the first year of a new three-year collaboration in the field of art history between the Rubenshuis in Antwerp and Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge.

The partnership will further strengthen the bonds between the institutions and promote a deeper understanding of their shared cultural heritage. The substantial funding supports the study of Renaissance and Early Modern Flemish Art in the form of research workshops, visiting postdoctoral researchers, visiting postgraduate students, lectures by senior scholars, and summer schools in Antwerp and Cambridge.

The collaboration, which will begin in August 2024, will be led by Dr. Bert Watteeuw, Director of the Rubenshuis, and Prof. Alexander Marr, Professor of Renaissance and Early Modern Art; Fellow, Trinity Hall; and incoming Head of the Department of History of Art, Cambridge. The program of work will be coordinated by Justin Davies, Fellow Commoner at Trinity Hall and Visiting Fellow of the Rubenshuis.