Contexts and crafts
The Art & History Museum will host a study day devoted to the decorative arts and craft industries of the 19th century. The event brings together multiple disciplines and perspectives, encouraging dialogue between art historians and historians, curators, students, heritage professionals, and enthusiasts alike. Special emphasis is placed on the study of making processes and techniques, offering fresh insights into the material and cultural worlds of the period.
Programme
9:15 – Doors open
9:30 – Welcome and introduction to the day
9:45 – Dr. Francis Tourneur (Service géologique de Wallonie SPW/ARNE)
Le développement de la marbrerie urbaine en Belgique au 19ᵉ siècleFR
10:15 – Dr. Isabelle Lecocq (IRPA)
L’art du vitrail en Belgique au 19ᵉ siècle : bilans historiographiques, enjeux et perspectives de rechercheFR
10:45 – Marieke De Baerdemaeker (Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles), Dr. Valérie Montens (MRAH) & Dr. Elise Urbain (Musée de Mariemont)
La maison Vermeren-Coché, entre art et industrieFR
11:15 – Coffee break
11:45 – Jakob Vandenberghe (UGent)
Van de schoolbank tot het salon: Vrouwelijke keramiekschilders in België, 1865–1914NL
12:15 – Dr. Denis Laoureux (ULB)
L’atelier des sœurs. Fratries féminines et arts décoratifs en Belgique au 19ᵉ siècleFR
12:45 – Lunch
14:00 – Dr. Bart G. Moens (UAntwerpen)
Van magie tot industrie: Toverlantaarnpraktijken tijdens het “fin de siècle”NL
14:30 – Dr. Vincent Cattersel (U-Antwerpen) & Dr. Emile Van Binnebeke (KMKG)
Fake and Fortune – Reframing 18th-century furniture from the collection Comte De Looz through material-technical analysisEN
15:00 – Henri Cosemans (UAntwerpen)
Oilcloth (toile cirée, wasdoek) as a functional and decorative material in carriage designEN
15:40 – 16:50 – Self-guided visit to the 19th-century Decorative Arts galleries, accompanied by the curators
Practical information
Fee
- €30 (lunch included)
- €15 (lunch included) for students and jobseekers
Lunch will be provided according to the number of registrations as of 10 March.