CODARTfocus A scholarly visit to the National Gallery in Prague Sunday 13 May (optional) Prague 13.30 Visit to the exhibition Gods and mortals: works by the court artists of Emperor Rudolf II from private collections in the Prague Castle Gallery with curator Eliška Fučíková 13 and 14 14.30 Visit to Lobkowicz Palace guided by Prince William Lobkowicz May 2012 16:00-17:00 Drinks on the terrace of Lobkowicz Palace, offered by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Prague. Welcome by Christoffer Jonker, Deputy Head of Mission Monday 14 May, Sternberg Palace 09.30 Registration and welcome in the National Gallery in Prague (location Sternberg Palace) by director of the collection of Old Masters Vít Vlnas 10:00-10:45 Introduction about the National Gallery and its Dutch collection and the exhibition Rembrandt & Co.: Stories told by a prosperous age by CODART member and curator of Dutch Painting, National Gallery in Prague, Anja Ševčík 10:45-11:15 Coffee and tea in the museumcafé offered by ING Czech Republic 11:15-12:00 Lecture by Norbert Middelkoop, curator of paintings, prints and drawings, Amsterdam Museum: Lending to Prague: Adriaen Backer's ‘Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Frederik Ruysch’ and Dutch 17th-century group portraiture 12:00-12:45 Lecture about the restoration of Frans Hals’ Portrait of Jaspar Schade by by Adam Pokorný, restorer at the National Gallery in Prague 12:45-13:00 Discussion of the morning lectures Prague Castle Gallery 13:00-14:00 Lunch in the museumcafé or garden offered by ING Czech 2nd courtyard of Prague Castle Republic Lobkowicz Palace is located 14:00-15:30 Tour through the exhibition: Rembrandt & Co.: Stories told by a at the far eastern end of the prosperous age by Anja Šěvčík and Hana Seifertová and Stefan Prague Castle complex. The Bartilla, co-authors of the exhibition catalogue, as well as Blanka street address is Jiřská 3 Kubíková, curator of 17th-century prints, National Gallery in Sternberg Palace Prague Hradčanské náměstí 15 Reception desk: 15:30-17:00 Uncracked nuts from the storage rooms, led by Rudi Ekkart, T +420 233 090 570 director of the RKD, The Hague Anja Ševčík T +420 220 515 457 17.00-18.00 Drinks offered by ING Czech Republic CODART: T +31 70 333 9744 End of program _____________________________________________________________________ This CODARTfocus is a cooperation between CODART and the National Gallery in Prague supported by ING Czech Republic and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Prague: .