334 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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Examined: the value and challenges of visitor research in science museums
Conference
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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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Willem van Wijk | PhD-candidate Cultural AnthropologyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.l.van.wijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Film screening Allard Pierson Museum on Friday December 9
Education, Research
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Check it out: NIMAR contributes to COBRA museum exhibition
This summer, the COBRA Museum will be focusing on Moroccan art. 'The other story' exhibition presents for the first time Moroccan modernism in the Netherlands. The Netherlands Institute Morocco (NIMAR) contributed to its exhibition
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Museum Talks: ‘Our access to the past starts with in-depth knowledge of objects’
Geert-Jan Janse has always been fascinated by the way objects can bring the past closer. On 16 November, he will present a Museum Talk about his work as the director of the Vereniging Rembrandt (Rembrandt Association).
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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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Apply for a Museums, Collections and Society scholarship
Research
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13th International Congress of Egyptologists, 2023
Conference
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Evelien Campfens in the New York Times on looted art in museums
In an article by the New York Times, cultural heritage law specialist Evelien Campfens discusses the difficulties surrounding the ownership of looted art.
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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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A blue or gold background? NICAS grant awarded for research on restoration
Should the background of the painting remain blue or be restored to its original gold colour? PhD candidate Liselore Tissen will be using 3D prints and eye-tracking software to answer this question. NICAS is giving her a grant of 18,000 euros to accomplish this.
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
r.b.halbertsma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Museum Matters 2022: Egyptian and Sudanese Collections in Latin America and the Caribbean (23 April 2022)
Research
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Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum
The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Spirit Congregation who live in Gennep. Professor of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa Peter Pels is one of the specialists in this episode. He explains…
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Curator of the National Museum Marion Anker: ‘History can cause friction'
Marion Anker is a junior curator at the Rijksmuseum, the National Museum of the Netherlands. She studied History in Leiden and Amsterdam. Together with her team, she organised the controversial exhibition ‘Revolusi! Indonesië onafhankelijk!’ What did studying History teach her?
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Museum Talk with Tanja Elstgeest (Museum De Lakenhal): The Museum as Performative Space
Lecture
- 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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Angus MartinFaculteit Archeologie
j.a.martin@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1966
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Fang-I Chu | PhD Candidate Cultural AnthropologyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.chu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Leandro Matthews CasconFaculteit Archeologie
l.matthews.cascon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jan Jansen | Assistant professor Cultural AnthropologyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
jansenj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3996
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Exhibition BrAInpower at Museum Boerhaave
Exhibition
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Between Diversity and Decolonisation: Museums as Media, and the Representation of Ainu in Museums in Japan
Lecture
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Alumnus Shivan Shazad: 'I would like to have been a member of a diversity and inclusion committee'
It was his thesis supervisor during his master's in Film and Photographic Studies who encouraged Shivan Shazad to pursue a second master's in diversity policy at Ghent. He is now Manager of Diversity and Inclusion at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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Gina van LingFaculty of Humanities
g.i.van.ling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 8629
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Opening exhibition BrAInpower at Museum Boerhaave
Exhibition
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Museum Talk with Annabelle Birnie (Hermitage Amsterdam)
Alumni event, Lecture
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Ad Maas appointed professor by special appointment: 'Exhibiting scientific research is at the cutting edge of museology
On 1 September, Ad Maas, curator of Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, was appointed professor by special appointment. In this role, he will primarily focus on the representation of natural sciences in museums.
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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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Roosmarijn HompeFaculty of Humanities
r.g.hompe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2166
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
e.veldkamp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7233
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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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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Let's Play Quantum Games
Lecture
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The Golden Coach Exhibition at the Amsterdam Museum
Lecture, Topical Issues in Museums
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SAILS Event: exhibition visit and drinks at Museum Boerhaave
Lecture, social event
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Seminar: Fleeting Commitments or Can the Museum be Decolonised?
Lecture
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Human Remains in Museum Collections: Conservation, Ethics and Restitution
Conference
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Museum Talk with Geert-Jan Janse (Vereniging Rembrandt)
Alumni event, Lecture
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Online Museum Talk: Lizzie Marx (Mauritshuis): Fleeting – Scents in Colour
Lecture
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Leiden Papyrology Lecture 2023
Lecture
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Indigeneity and National Identity at the Mexican National Museum of Anthropology
Lecture, Topical Issues in Museums