644 search results for “museum collecties and society” in the Staff website
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Martin BergerFaculty of Archaeology
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Susanne BoersmaFaculty of Humanities
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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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Legacies: Why Museum Histories Matter
Conference
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Raphaël GerssenFaculty of Humanities
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Willem van WijkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Caroline Fernandes CaromanoFaculty of Humanities
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Hoko HoriiFaculty of Law
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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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Fang-I ChuSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Laurie Cosmo: ‘Dutch museums have a very contemporary exhibition practice’
University lecturer Laurie Cosmo, having grown up in New York, came to the Hague from Rome, Italy, where she fell under the spell of the Kunstmuseum. ‘I loved the building even before I worked at Leiden University.’
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Anne Land-ZandstraFaculty of Science
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculty of Archaeology
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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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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Susanne RoodhuijzenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Hester Bergsma
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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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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Pieter ter KeursFaculty of Humanities
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Lucas da Costa MacielFaculty of Archaeology
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Claire PerretteFaculty of Archaeology
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Csilla ArieseFaculty of Humanities
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Mies GrijnsFaculty of Law
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Verena MeyerFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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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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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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Gina van LingFaculty of Humanities
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
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Karin de WildFaculty of Humanities
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Marieke AdriaanseFaculteit Geneeskunde
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CANCELLED - Museum Talk: Negotiating museums and their digital interfaces
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Adriaan BednerFaculty of Law
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Angus MolFaculty of Humanities
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Museum Talk: Maps, Navigating and Manipulating
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Museum Talk: Art amid the Ruins
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Jan JansenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Nathal DessingFaculty of Humanities
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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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Museum Talk: The Future Museum: Digital Replicas, Virtual Reality and Storytelling for a New Audience
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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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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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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrican Studies Centre