Projects
[Exhibition Project] James Ensor in context : Ensor and the history of European art from the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Japan has only relatively recently strongly embraced the modern museum culture, which in Europe is also only 250 years old. Thus was the Tokyo Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan (National Museum) ...
Globalization, Agency and Art Nouveau: a comparative study on the development of Japanese department stores and on the role they played in the promotion of decorative arts and textile trends (1880-1930). KU Leuven
The end of the nineteenth century brings forth the birth of department stores and the development of large-scale consumer culture in Japan. That Western department stores and their organisational and promotional systems had a major influence on the formation of department stores in Japan, has been confirmed in research. However, a thorough comparison between Western and Japanese department stores in order to retrace these influences has not ...
Choosing art: distribution, organisation, structure, accessibility and attractiveness of part-time art education in Flanders (OBPWO project) Ghent University
This study aims to evaluate the decree on part-time arts education (2018).
The system of part-time arts education (PTAE) in Flanders has experienced a considerable growth in terms of the number of enrollments over the past decades. Nevertheless, the student population is still not an accurate representation of the overall population of Flemish citizens. The socially unequal participation can be explained sociologically using ...
Opting for art: the distribution, organisation, structure, accessibility and attractiveness of part-time art education in Flanders KU Leuven
This study aims to contribute to the evaluation of the decree on part-time arts education (2018). The system of part-time arts education (PTAE) in Flanders has experienced a considerable growth in terms of the number of enrollments over the past decades. Nevertheless, the student population is still not an accurate representation of the overall population of Flemish citizens. The socially unequal participation can be explained sociologically ...
Cultural participation in Flanders: arts attitudes, arts experiences and attitudes Ghent University
The aim of this research is twofold. First, it wants to develop and validate survey instruments to measure aesthetic dispositionsand attitudes. Second, it wants to shed a light on the link between these aesthetic dispositions/attitudes on the one hand and socio-demographic as well as field-specific characteristics such as cultural competence and arts experience on the other.
Applications, needs and models for broadband in arts & culture - workpackage 2: needs for broadband in arts & culture Ghent University
An inventory of the needs of institutions for arts & culture regarding ICT and broadbandapplications. The research contains a large survey with data from a wide range of institutions like libraries, institutions for cultural heritage, youth organisations etc.
The outside of modernity? (Semi)private exterior spaces and the arts in fin-de-siècle Belgium KU Leuven
This project aims to explore how within the art world of late 19th century Belgium (1860-1914), the (semi)private interior and exterior space became more strongly entangled in imagery, use, experience and meaning. Focusing on their function as sites of artistic creation, self-fashioning and sociality, it will highlight how this interconnectedness made them a multifaceted and significant breeding ground for and reflection of new ideas of ...