Projects
Sabbatical Hans Cools: Francesco Feroni (ca. 1618-1693): broker in cereals, art and enslaved people KU Leuven
The biography of Francesco Feroni, a Tuscan migrant in Amsterdam, offers a prism on the broader seventeenth-century history. Feroni was of very humble origin, but in Amsterdam he grew into a prominent merchant. In addition, over time he acted as a diplomatic agent of the Medici family, who ruled in Florence. He also exported
Dutch artworks and scientific instruments to Tuscany, taking advantage of its connections with the Sephardic ...
Omnivore paradoxes in history. Food traditions and novelties in Europe since 1800. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Unraveling the origins, technical history and sciences behind the colouring of textiles, Conste des ververs, 1619-1623. University of Antwerp
Play(s) of Féminitude. The role of female artists in Belgian theatre history 1830-1948 AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Military service as civic duty? A political-social history of the relationship between army and civilian society in Belgium (1830-1914) University of Antwerp
History of the European city in the High and Late Middle Ages (c. 1000 - 1500) - BOF Tenure Track mandate (LW/2018/005) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Selling the 'City of Art'. Urban tourism and the advent of city marketing in Belgium (1880-1980). University of Antwerp
KB45: Research Group Art in Belgium since 1945 Ghent University
KB45 (Kunst in België sinds 1945 / Art in Belgium since 1945) is a multidisciplinary research group established in 2019 at Ghent University within the Department of Architecture & Urban Planning on the one hand and the Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies on the other.
KB45 aims to map the situation of the living arts in Belgium since 1945 and to contextualize it within the larger artistic culture in the ...