301 search results for “museum collecties and society” in the Staff website
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Martin BergerFaculteit Archeologie
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International Peace and Justice Master Fund – Law and Society Scholarship
Master
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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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Hoko HoriiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Susanne RoodhuijzenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hester Bergsma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marieke AdriaanseFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Willem van WijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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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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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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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Mies GrijnsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Adriaan BednerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
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Caroline Fernandes CaromanoFaculty of Humanities
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Judi MesmanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Engagement with Society
The ‘Engagement with Society’ ambition is closely linked to the ‘Employability Enhancement’ and ‘Skills’ ambitions. Introducing students to social issues often gives them immediate insight into the job market they will enter. And working on social issues gives them the opportunity to develop skills…
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Evelien Campfens at LeidenGlobal on cultural heritage protection
How can we best protect cultural heritage in times of war? In an interview with LeidenGlobal, cultural heritage law specialist Evelien Campfens talks about her current research project on cultural heritage protection in Ukraine for the European Parliament (EP).
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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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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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Fang-I ChuFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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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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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Conference unravels the mystery of collecting, preserving and displaying
Why and how do people collect things? Why does a museum display one object and not another? These questions are at the heart of the interdisciplinary research programme Museums, Collections and Society. The programme is holding a conference for scholars and the general public on 5 and 6 July.
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Rachel PlakFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Merlijn VeltmanFaculteit Archeologie
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Inge van der WeijdenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ludo WaltmanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Shelley van der Veek
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Wilco van DijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sharon van GeldereFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Depot or place of honour: what to do with Nobel laureates in the museum?
What do you do with a museum collection full of individual white Nobel laureates at a time when diversity, inclusion and teamwork reign supreme? Ad Maas, professor by special appointment, and researcher Hilbrand Wouters have been awarded an NWO Museum grant to answer that question.
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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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CANCELLED - Museum Talk: Negotiating museums and their digital interfaces
Lecture
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Angus MartinFaculteit Archeologie
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Jan JansenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Yvonne Lammers-KeijsersFaculteit Archeologie
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Museum Talk: Maps, Navigating and Manipulating
Lecture
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Anne-Laura van HarmelenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Museum Talk: Art amid the Ruins
Lecture
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Dutch state returns stolen artefacts: ‘Make sure to tell the full story’
The Netherlands returned 478 artefacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka this week, on the advice of a Dutch committee. Rightly so, says Leiden professor Pieter ter Keurs from the Museums, Collections and Society interdisciplinary research programme. ‘But do make it clear why you are returning something.’
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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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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’
What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the European Parliament asked Leiden legal scholar Evelien Campfens. Her advice: develop a registration system, issue art with a ‘passport’ and set up a European…
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Museum Talk: The Future Museum: Digital Replicas, Virtual Reality and Storytelling for a New Audience
Lecture
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Professor Pieter ter Keurs: 'People collect to function'
Professor Pieter ter Keurs has spent his entire career studying collecting. Now, he is retiring. ‘I hope the focus on collections will carry on.’
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives
Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden University interdisciplinary symposium will explore new perspectives as a basis for policies. Organising professors Carsten Stahn and Pieter ter Keurs…
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Janine UbinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Zane Kripe
Science