240 search results for “museum” in the Staff website
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Academic Historical Museum
The University’s historical collection is housed in the Academic Historical Museum. The museum is situated in the Academy Building.
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Pao-Yi YangFaculty of Humanities
p.yang.4@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Trends in museums: ‘A lot of museums have a dormant collection of pre-colonial art’
What effect do trends in the art world have on the formation of museum collections? University lecturer Martin Berger wants to answer that question in his research within the Museums, Collections and Society project, which asks ethical questions about the origin of collections.
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Laurie Cosmo: ‘Dutch museums are very innovative’
The plan was to research the years surrounding the creation of the signature H.P. Berlage building of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, but due to the lockdown, University Lecturer Laurie Kalb Cosmo has hardly been able to visit museums. Yet she succeeds in continuing her research for the Museums, Collections…
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Martin BergerFaculteit Archeologie
m.e.berger@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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Pieter ter KeursFaculty of Humanities
p.j.ter.keurs@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2688
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Black Lives Matter - New network of Dutch museums
How are people of color represented in art collections? And do young people of color feel that museum collections reflect their norms and values? Developmental psychologist Carolien Rieffe is invited to serve on the Expert Group ‘Musea bekennen kleur’ because of her knowledge of children and young p…
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13th International Congress of Egyptologists, 2023
Conference
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Ecologist Emilia Hannula receives Gold Medal in Teylers Museum
Soil ecologists Emilia Hannula (Leiden) and Elly Morriën (UvA) received the Golden Medal of Teylers Tweede Genootschap on 5 November. They received the prize for their submission to a competition on sustainable soil management.
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Nynke FeenstraFaculty of Humanities
n.h.feenstra@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Curator Ruurd Halbertsma: ‘Surely we can’t just sweep away antiquity?’
Like many others, Ruurd Halbertsma has had a rollercoaster of a year. His museum, the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO), was closed for a long while because of the lockdown. Visitor numbers picked up again from September, but it the next few weeks will be tense now the hospitals are full again. Halbertsma:…
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
r.b.halbertsma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gina van LingFaculty of Humanities
g.i.van.ling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8629
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Laurie CosmoFaculty of Humanities
l.k.cosmo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3591
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'Museums and opera houses will struggle for a long time to come'
The cultural sector, shut down by the corona pandemic, must urgently look for new ways to generate income.
- Museum Activities
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Museum Talk with Tanja Elstgeest (Museum De Lakenhal): The Museum as Performative Space
Lecture
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Leandro Matthews CasconFaculteit Archeologie
l.matthews.cascon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Angus MartinFaculteit Archeologie
j.a.martin@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1966
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Jan JansenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
jansenj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3996
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Mariana De Campos FrancozoFaculteit Archeologie
m.francozo@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2437
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Csilla ArieseFaculteit Archeologie
c.e.ariese@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fang-I ChuFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.chu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
- Topical Issues in Museums
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Archaeology students make museum exhibition on Sugar: ‘Before this I had no idea how sugar was produced’
When following a course on archaeology of the Crusaders, five archaeology students were presented the unique opportunity to create a small exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities. The coronavirus situation made a complex task even more challenging. ‘We had to work through the lockdown with…
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Online Museum Talk: Rembrandt in the Shadows
Lecture, Online Museum Talks
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Anne Land-ZandstraScience
a.m.land@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5343
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Why looted art lawsuits often fail (and what can be done about this)
There are as good as no clear rules for the return of stolen art. This means that rather than in court, many cases are decided in the political arena instead. In her PhD research Evelien Campfens suggests how this could change. PhD defence on 11 November.
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
e.veldkamp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7233
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
b.majid@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Roosmarijn HompeFaculty of Humanities
r.g.hompe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2166
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Heritage expert Martin Berger honored as a member of the Young Academy Leiden
Our own Dr. Martin Berger has been accepted as a member of the Young Academy Leiden! He is thrilled with his appointment. ‘I am honored to be accepted as a member of the Young Academy Leiden and am looking forward to working together with other scholars from across the University.’
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Online Museum Talk: The Making of "Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution" at the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Lecture, Online Museum Talks
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Guest lectures Spring 2021: Topical Issues in Museums
Across two Museum Studies classes this spring, Dr. Laurie Kalb Cosmo will invite researchers and leading museum professionals in the Netherlands to speak about current projects that address timely subjects related to museum practice. Scholars from Leiden University’s new Research Group in Museums,…
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The Golden Coach Exhibition at the Amsterdam Museum
Lecture, Topical Issues in Museums
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Human Remains in Museum Collections: Conservation, Ethics and Restitution
Conference
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Online Museum Talk: Jongstra's 'Woven skin' at the Lakenhal
Lecture, Online Museum Talks
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Online Museum Talk: Lizzie Marx (Mauritshuis): Fleeting – Scents in Colour
Lecture
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Indigeneity and National Identity at the Mexican National Museum of Anthropology
Lecture, Topical Issues in Museums
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From closed museum spaces to inclusive cultural meeting points
PhD Defence
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Archaeologist Mette Langbroek works on beads exhibition: ‘Humans have a special relationship with beads'
Beads are among the oldest types of human artistic expression. Even so, the small ornaments have a bad status record regarding archaeological investigation. PhD candidate Mette Langbroek, usually at home studying early medieval beads, had the opportunity to work on a publication and exhibition on 5000…
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Online Museum Talk: Kress Talks: Evaluating the Sources / A Woman’s Place is in the Garden
Lecture, Online Museum Talks
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Women collecting the Middle East: collaborators and collections
Who assembled the collections of museums? The answer to this question seems to point to men as collectors. Apart from for rare exceptions, female collectors hardly seem to exist. Yet there were indeed women collectors. For the project Museums, Collections and Society, researcher Holly O'Farrell will…
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ReuvensReuvensplaats 2-4, Leiden
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Meet archaeologist Martin Berger: ‘I want to answer archaeological and heritage questions’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We give the floor to Dr Martin Berger, who joined…
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Online Museum Talk: The Future of Furniture: Curating furniture at the Rijksmuseum
Lecture, Online Museum Talks
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The Museum of Amna Suraka: a Critical Case Study of Kurdistani Memory Culture
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! series
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Framing China: Performativity and Narrative in Museum Displays of Chinese Porcelain
PhD Defence