News & publications

News

We recently acquired, via a generous donation, a large number of archival documents of the Belgian architect Jean Stiénon (1911–1993). These documents (photos, diary, plans) relate to his participation in the very first Belgian excavations at Elkab (Egypt), directed by Jean Capart in 1937 and 1938.

Publications

The staff of the archival department also conducts research into the rich history of the museum and its archives, within or outside the framework of specific research projects or collaborations with university and other partners. Relevant publications are listed here:

• Claes W. et al., 2024. ‘« Un amas considérable de feuilles volantes »: De archieven van de Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis’, Meta 2024/6: p. 10–14.
• Lambrichts N., 2020. ‘Onderzoeksgedreven ontsluiting van museumarchieven: Uitdagingen en kansen’, Meta 2020/1.
• Verhoeven G., 2022. ‘Filling a bottomless pit: Financing Belgium’s Royal Museums of Art and History in the interwar years (1918-’39)’, Museum History Journal 15.
• Verhoeven G. et. al., 2023. ‘Arenbergs reiscoupé: Hippomobiel erfgoed in de Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis’, Virtus: Tijdschrift voor adelsgeschiedenis 30: p. 145–160.
• Verhoeven G., Van Damme I. & Müller U. (eds.), 2023. ‘Collectionneurs Nobles: Aristocratic collecting practices in Belgium and the Netherlands (ca. 1780–1950) [Special issue Virtus: Journal of nobility studies], Hilversum: Verloren.