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in this issue about codart 2 No cookies 3 curator’s news & notes Where do we come from? What are we? 16 Where are we going?: codart after ten years 4 In someone else’s shoes: curatorial mobility in practice 6 Amsterdam expertise and Rotterdam flair: A unique collaboration between two maritime museums 8 curator’s collections The Maagdenhuis museum, Antwerp 10 Flemish artists working in Italy: Drawings from the library of the Romanian Academy 12 A new edition of Frits Lugt’s Les marques de collections de dessins & d’estampes 14 curator’s case Becoming a real curator: codart's role in promoting promising young curators 16 curator’s interview Görel CavalliBjörkman, interviewed by Marrigje Rikken 18 faits divers20 codart news & notes 21 codart activities 22 upcoming exhibitions 24 Summer 2008 Summer Courant codart 2 about codart codart is an international council for Advisory committee to the Friends of Rotterdam. Manfred Sellink has served on the curators of Dutch and Flemish art. Its aim is codart Foundation program committee from 2003 to 2008. to further the study, the care, the accessibility Hedy d'Ancona, former Minister of Culture of We are looking forward to a fruitful and the display of art from the Low Countries the Netherlands cooperation in the coming years. codar in museums all over the world, with different Mària van Berge-Gerbaud, director of the levels of experience and from different types Fondation Custodia (Collection Frits Lugt), Changes to the Program Committee t and sizes of institutions. codart stimulates Paris As of March 2008, the Program Committee Courant international inter-museum cooperation Jozef Deleu, writer and founder and former welcomes two new members: Nico van Hout through a variety of activities, including chief editor of the Flemish-Netherlands and Huigen Leeflang. Nico van Hout is curator 16/ congresses, study trips, publications and association Ons Erfdeel at the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone summer the website (www.codart.nl). By these means Jan Hoekema, mayor of the city of Wassenaar Kunsten Antwerp and has been a codart codart strives to solidify the cultural ties and former Netherlands ambassador for member since 2004. Huigen Leeflang is 2008 between the Netherlands and Flanders, and international cultural cooperation curator of prints at the Rijksmuseum / about to make the artistic heritage of these countries Jan Jessurun, former chair of the Netherlands Amsterdam and a codart member since accessible to the international art-loving Council for Culture 2002. We hope to have many inspiring codart public at large. Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, former chair of the discussions with them and the other Netherlands parliament committee members over the next few years. Board of codart Prof. Dr. Henk W. van Os, director emeritus of Greetje van den Bergh (chair), former the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam codart Courant vice-president of the board of the Simon Schama, writer Bi-annual newsletter of the international University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Jan G.F. Veldhuis, former president of the council for curators of Dutch and Flemish art. Rudi Ekkart, director of the Netherlands University of Utrecht The codart Courant is distributed by mail Institute for Art History (rkd), The Hague to members and friends of codart. Sari van Heemskerck Pillis-Duvekot, former Changes to the codart Board To subscribe: www.codart.nl/join -codart member of parliament for the vvd Jan Houwert and Paul Huvenne have left Publisher: (Dutch liberal party), The Hague the board of codart. codart wishes to codart Anthony Ruys, chairman of the supervisory thank them for their commitment to the p.o. Box 90418 board of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam organization’s work during the past eight nl-2509 lk The Hague Manfred Sellink, director of the Musea years. Their places will be taken by Anthony The Netherlands Brugge, Bruges Ruys and Manfred Sellink, respectively. e [email protected] Arnout Weeda, former director of the Anthony Ruys is chairman of the t +31 70 333 9744/f +31 70 333 9749 Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen supervisory board of the Rijksmuseum. He www.codart.nl has graduate degrees from Utrecht University, Editors: Jennifer Cardona, Rachel Esner codart Maecenasses and corporate sponsors where he studied law, and from the Advanced (managing editor), Brenda Schooneveld The European Fine Arts Fair (tefaf), Helvoirt Management Program at amp 104 Harvard and Gerdien Verschoor. Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder, The Hague Business School. He has fulfilled marketing Translations by: Jantien Black Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and general management positions with Design: Typography, Interiority & Other Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Unilever. He has been an executive member, Serious Matters, The Hague Documentatie (Netherlands Institute for vice-chairman and chairman of Heineken Printed by: Drukkerij de Maasstad, Rotterdam Art History), The Hague nv and a non-executive board member of Cover: Erven Homann, Whales and whaling in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam abn amro (nl), bat (uk), Lottomatica (i), the Arctic Ocean, 1760, engraving, Nederlands Vlaamse Kunstcollectie (Koninklijk Museum Schiphol Airport (nl), and Janivo (nl). He is Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam (Photo: voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, Musea also chairman of the board of trustees of the Maritiem Museum Rotterdam) Brugge, Museum Schone Kunsten Gent) Aidsfonds/Stop Aids Now and Madurodam. Manfred Sellink has been director of the Contributions are welcome. For more infor- This issue of the Courant was made possible Musea Brugge since 2001 and a codart mation see: www.codart.nl/codart/courant with the financial support of the Netherlands member since 1998. He studied history and Ministry of Foreign Affairs art history at Utrecht University and took Rectification Courant 15 his Ph.D. in 1997 at the Amsterdam Free Unfortunately codart Courant 15 contained University. He has worked as a researcher a small mistake. On p. 16, the caption of the and assistant lecturer at Utrecht University, image should have been: Interior of one of the and was senior curator of prints and drawings galleries in the new Museum voor Schone at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Kunsten in Ghent. Copyright Kristien Daem. No cookies Gerdien Verschoor 3 As I sat down to write this column we had just participants? Or do we move to other loca- fraternity and openness that struck me right rounded off our evaluation of the codart tions, which will allow us to lift limitations from the beginning, a memory that will stay elf congress, which was held in Ghent from vis-à-vis numbers? What about the timing of with me forever.” And he thanked all the 9 to 11 March. Naturally, we are always the annual congress? Should we continue to members of codart for their continued interested in the opinions of our members, let it coincide with The European Fine Art Fair commitment: “When I am talking about codar but we felt that in the year of our tenth (tefaf)? These are just a few of the important gratitude – gratitude, appreciation and anniversary it was appropriate to look questions which we must now address. admiration – I gladly refer to the inspired t especially critically at the experiences of Fortunately, we can afford to ask ourselves volunteer work that was carried out by the Courant those who attended our annual congress. these questions from a fairly comfortable program committee, and which has resulted Overall, codart elf received much praise. position – after all, they tell us that codart in an impressive number of memorable 16/ summer Participants were especially positive about our is doing well. conferences and study trips with moments choice of Ghent as the venue; the opportunities It was the occasion of the tenth anniversary of unequalled transfer of knowledge. I also for networking; and the attributions session, of codart that also inspired our loyal thankfully remember how codart members 2008 / which was a new item on the program. member and parting member of the board, went out of their way – in an atmosphere of about However, we also received some critical Paul Huvenne, to make a special dinner emulation – as hosts for their fellow members, comments, particularly regarding the speech. “Now that I am standing here in front and each time made sure that the visiting codart excursions and workshops. Together with of you, I would like to take the opportunity to members got to see objects that are not so the program committee we will investigate thank you for your loyal friendship, and for easily accessible – or made it possible to study how these aspects of the congress can be the privilege of having had the chance to serve the objects in very favorable circumstances. further improved. We will look primarily two terms as member of the board, and having I would also like to pay tribute to Rudi Ekkart into what changes can be made to the setup been able to contribute for such a long time to and the colleagues at the rkd: giving of the workshops in order to encourage an amazing project like codart.” Paul, too, codart a place under their roof was more discussion and ensure that the intended mentioned the vitality of codart: “Looking than a simple act of hospitality. It offered outcomes are fully realized. back at how it started for me – forgive me for codart a platform on which to grow, but For me personally a very special contri- getting a bit nostalgic after all – I have to say also provides the organization with stability.” bution to the congress was the keynote speech that it was precisely the atmosphere of Paul Huvenne ended his speech by by Larry Nichols: Where do we come from? What granting honorary membership of codart are we? Where are we going? codart after ten to Gary and Loekie Schwartz, in recognition years. You will find the text of this speech, of all the fantastic work that they have done in abbreviated form, on p.