Alumni event
Dutch Alumni Event in Rome & Milan
- Date
- Wednesday 8 November 2023 - Thursday 9 November 2023
- Location
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Rome & Milan
The collaborating Dutch universities: Leiden University, Utrecht University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, along with the Dutch University Institute for Art History in Florence (NIKI) invite alumni to attend an evening of academic discussion and networking.
There will be two alumni events in Italy: one in Rome on 8 November and one in Milan on 9 November. The meeting in Rome will be hosted by the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR), and the one in Milan is hosted by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Places at both venues are limited, please register a.s.a.p. and before 30 October to confirm your attendance.
Programm:
Both in Rome and Milan Professor Michael Kwakkelstein will present the keynote lecture “Leonardo as an Anatomist”, followed by Q&A. Prof. Kwakkelstein is director of the NIKI in Florence and professor of Art History at Utrecht University, specialized in the visual arts and art theory of the Renaissance in Italy with particular emphasis on Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
In Rome, the director of the KNIR, Professor Tesse Stek will introduce the evening. In Milan, consul general Mrs. Mascha Baak will introduce the evening.
The events are free of charge.
We look forward to meeting you in Rome or Milan!
Join us in Rome on Wednesday 8 November 2023
Program:
18:00 pm Walk-in, registration and drinks
18.30 pm: Welcome by professor Tesse Stek, director KNIR and professor in the Archeology of the Western Mediterranean at Groningen University
18.50 Lecture “Leonardo as an anatomist” by professor Michael Kwakkelstein, director Dutch University Institute for Art History (NIKI) in Florence, professor of Art History at Utrecht University. Followed by Q&A.
19:30 pm: Networking, drinks & bites
21.00 pm: End of programme
Venue:
Royal Netherlands Institute Rome (KNIR), Via Omero 10/12, Rome, Italy
Places at both venues are limited, please register a.s.a.p. and before 30 October to confirm your attendance.
Join us in Milan on Thursday 9 November 2023
Program:
6:00 pm: Walk-in, registration and drinks
6.30 pm: Welcome Mrs. Mascha Baak, consul general of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Milan
18.50 pm: Lecture “Leonardo as an anatomist” by professor Michael Kwakkelstein, director Dutch University Institute for Art History in Florence, professor of Art History at Utrecht University. Followed by Q&A.
7:30 pm: Networking, drinks & bites
9:00 pm: End of program
Venue:
Consulate of the Netherlands, Via F. Turati 27, Milan, Italy
Places at both venues are limited, please register a.s.a.p. and before 7 November to confirm your attendance.