Van de Waal Lecture 2021: Process, an exhibition of European design drawings.

On Monday September 6, 2021 the annual Van de Waal lecture was given by Reinier Baarsen, Professor by special appointment in the History of the Decorative Arts. The lecture marks the opening of the academic year for the Art History department of Leiden University.

Emma Verweij • September 29, 2021

Vereniging Rembrandt: a student’s experience

Manoeuvring in the world of private collectors with abyssal pockets, centuries-old auction houses and family heirlooms, the Vereniging Rembrandt plays a pivotal role in helping Dutch museums expand their collections. I look back at my internship.

Michaël van Brouwershaven • September 03, 2021

A student’s view on an expert’s voice: Helen Jacobsen’s lecture about the Antique in French Decorative Arts revisited.

During the Spring of this year, Dr Alexander Dencher (Leiden University Lecturer and Rijksmuseum curator) organised a lecture series focused on interiors and decorative arts of the eighteenth century titled, “Interiors for Display”.

Justus Schokkenbroek • June 13, 2021

Lockdown Letters

Students in the BA and MA programme share their personal experiences since the beginning of lockdown.

• April 13, 2021

Spiritual Daughters and Patronage

On 3 December 2020, followers of the LUCAS Museum Talks series were treated to a visual feast by Dr. Sarah Moran, who presented ‘Resurrecting the “Spiritual Daughters”: The Case of the Houtappel Chapel in the Jesuit Church of Antwerp’.

Catherine Powell • December 24, 2020

Talking Diversity: New perspectives in Art History

On 8 December 2020, for the final session of Art in the West, Dr. Anna Tummers invited three high-profile guests for a public lecture on new perspectives in art history. With more than 80 students and professors were present and a thought-provoking panel discussion this was a great success.

Sabine Verbree • December 18, 2020

Sensing Style: Today’s Global Subcultures

Sensing Style is a free 1-day online symposium that explores the relationship between style and meaning in 21st century subcultures. A diverse group of scholars will share their research on style and emerging subcultures within today’s globalised, viralised and mediatised popular culture.

Georgia Kay • November 30, 2020

Image Reincarnation: Illustrations of the Ten Avatars of Vishnu assuming New “Lives” in the hands of European Artists and Readers

An evaluation of how the creators’ identity and goals prompted a transcultural evolution of pictorial presentation of deities and religious mythology.

Maggie Mansfield • November 18, 2020

The Future of Furniture?

The “Museum Talks Series” transitioned to a digital format in these unprecedented times. The inaugural presentation titled, “The Future of Furniture: Curating furniture at the Rijksmuseum” was an engaging presentation by LUCAS faculty member, Dr. Alexander Dencher.

Maggie Mansfield • November 16, 2020