Program
Sunday, 12 March
| 14:00-16:30 (optional) |
Optional excursion to the Rubens Castle “Het Steen” in Elewijt |
| 17:00-19:00 |
Registration and opening reception at the City Hall of Antwerp |
Monday, 13 March
Plenary session at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp (KMSKA)
Congress theme: ‘Flemish Art: Local and Global’
Congress chair: Marjan Debaene, Head of Collections, M Leuven
| 08:45-09:15 | Registration with coffee and tea |
| 09:15-09:20 | Welcome by Carmen Willems, General Director of the KMSKA |
| 09:20-09:45 | Lecture about the thematic collection presentation of the KMSKA by Nico Van Hout, Head of Collections, KMSKA |
| 09:45-09:55 | Introduction to the congress theme by the congress chair |
| 09:55-10:20 | Lecture: Made in Flanders; Exporting Flemish Art: Artists and Artisans (1350-1750) by Joris Van Grieken, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels |
| 10:20-11:00 | Coffee and tea break |
| 11:00-11:25 | Lecture: In Spain: Flemish Art is Local by Alejandro Vergara, Senior Curator of Flemish and Northern European Paintings, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid |
| 11:25-11:50 | Lecture: Atlantic Crossings: Flemish Paintings in the United States, from 1780 to the Present by Esmée Quodbach, Specialist in Provenance Resarch and the History of Collecting Dutch and Flemish Paintings, Princeton, New Jersey |
| 11:50-12:05 | Questions, remarks and discussion led by the congress chair |
| 12:05-12:35 | Case studies related to the congress theme (part 1) |
| 1. In Context: Flemish Women Artists by Virginia Treanor, Senior Curator, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington | |
| 2. Flemish Masters in Prussia: The Orange Heritage in Changing Times and Tastes by Katja Kleinert, Curator for Dutch and Flemish Art of the 17th Century, Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin | |
| 12:35-14:00 | Lunch and free time to visit the permanent collection |
| 14:00-14:45 | Case studies related to the congress theme (part 2) |
| 3. Global Encounters in Antwerp Cabinets by Nadia Groeneveld-Baadj, Curator of Old Masters, Het Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch | |
| 4. “Zo’n mooie wandtapijten”, Nurturing the Global Taste for Flemish Tapestries: Elizabeth Cleland, Curator of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | |
| 5. Te maken ende te leveren: The Transport of Netherlandish Carved Altarpieces: Hannah De Moor, Collaborator Collection Management Old Masters, M Leuven and Research Fellow at Illuminare | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Questions, remarks and discussion led by the congress chair |
| 15:00-15:05 | Closing of the day by the congress chair |
| 15:45-17:15 | In-depth study visits |
| 1 – In-depth session on Antwerp altarpieces at the KMSKA with Nico Van Hout | |
| 2 – Conservation studio of the KMSKA with Gwen Borms | |
| 3 – Storage rooms of the KMSKA with Koen Bulckens | |
| 4 – Museum Mayer van den Bergh with Carl Depauw | |
| 5 – Rubens House with Bert Watteeuw | |
| 6 – St. James’s Church with Jean-Pierre De Bruyn and Bruno Aerts | |
| 7 – DIVA with Wim Nys | |
| 17:30-22:00 | Drinks and congress dinner |
Tuesday, 14 March 2022
Members Meeting at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
| 09:15-09:45 | Registration |
| 09:45-10:00 | A word from the Director of CODART |
| 10:00-11:00 | Speakers’ Corner |
| 11:00-11:45 | Coffee and tea break |
| 11:45-12:45 | Room for Debate: topic soon to be announced |
| 12:45-13:00 | Closing of the day by the congress chair |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch at your own leisure and time to travel to excursion venues |
| 14:30-16:00 | In-depth study visits |
| 1 – In-depth session on Antwerp altarpieces at the KMSKA with Koen Bulckens | |
| 2 – Storage rooms of the KMSKA with Nico Van Hout | |
| 3 – St. Paul’s Church with Caroline De Wever | |
| 4 – Maagdenhuismuseum with Daniel Christiaens | |
| 5 – Museum Plantin-Moretus with Virginie d’Haene | |
| 6 – Snijders&Rockoxhuis with Hildegard Van de Velde | |
| 7 – Conservation studio and storage rooms of The Phoebus Foundation with Leen Kelchtermans and Sven Van Dorst | |
| 17:00-18:30 | Farewell reception |
| End of program |
Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Optional program CODART 24
| Full day (optional) |
Full-day excursion to Ghent or to Zoutleeuw and Geel |
A PDF file of the program can be downloaded by clicking here.