A painting by Jacob #Jordaens, that was looted during the war and rediscovered in 2022, has been returned to the descendants of its original owners in Belgium yesterday.

The CODART 26 congress is fully booked. From 16 to 18 March, 145 curators from twenty countries will come together in Cologne.

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is looking for a registrar to improve the registration of works on paper from the collection of seventeenth-century Dutch drawings. The deadline for applications is 12 February: #jobopportunity #vacancy #registrar

The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia has recently welcomed Mia Laufer as the new Irene Leache Curator of European Art: #curator #Europeanart #museumcollection

BRON Research Centre (Musea Brugge), in collaboration with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels), is hosting a two-day conference exploring research on Hans Memling’s oeuvre. Their call for papers is now open (deadline 30 March):

A new website showcasing Flemish tapestries in Spain has been launched: #digitization #tapestry #artcollections #Spain

The news has reached us that Bas Dudok van Heel, a distinguished archivist and historian, has recently passed away:

Following a multi-year renovation and enhancement of its historic Fifth Avenue home, The Frick Collection has announced that it will reopen to the public on 17 April 2025: #reopening #renovation #artcollection #NewYork

Discover the latest issue of Oud Holland: #arthistory #arthistorians #arthistorical #publication #OudHolland

Closing soon: 'DRAFTS' -

From 17 to 19 January, NIKI, in collaboration with NYU Florence, is organizing a symposium on the representation and role of black Africans in the visual arts of early modern Europe:

Last December, Ingrid van Engelshoven succeeded Marjan Scharloo as chair of the board of CODART. At the same time, Peter Schoon took over from Manfred Sellink as chair of the board of the Friends of CODART Foundation.

Meet the new Members and Associate Members that CODART has welcomed in the last three months of 2024: #curators #arthistorians #network #networking

In preparation of the Marks on Art symposium, scholars are invited to submit proposals for papers on marks on the reverses of 16th- and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings on panel and copper (DL: 28 February): #CFP #symposium #marksonart

The first volume of the new academic book series 'Frans Hals Studies' has been published. The publication is edited by CODART members Norbert Middelkoop and Rudi Ekkart and is available in hardcover and open access: #publication #arthistory #FransHals

Nederlands Openluchtmuseum has appointed Amito Haarhuis as general director-manager as of 1 March: #museum #director #manager #Arnhem

As 2024 draws to a close, we would like to take a moment to wish you Happy Holidays and a good start of the new year! Take a look back at CODART's milestones of 2024 and a glimpse into what is on the horizon for 2025 and beyond:

Closing soon: 'Frans Snijders and the Flemish Still Life of the Seventeenth Century. Paintings and Drawings from Museums and Private Collections in Russia' -

Closing soon: 'Margaretha. Emperor’s Daughter Between Power and Image'

Applications are now open for the Summer Institute for Netherlandish Art, to be held in Amsterdam and Boston in the summer of 2025: #summerinstitute #Netherlandishart #arthistorians #arthistory