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Dutch and Belgian Embassy Buildings (Brussels, 14 Apr 20)
Egmontpalace, Brussels, Belgium, Apr 14, 2020 Registration deadline: Apr 6, 2020
www.belgiananddutchembassybuildings.be/register/
Charlotte Rottiers
On the 14th of April, KU Leuven organises an international symposium at the Egmont Palace in Brussels in collaboration with TU Eindhoven and the Belgian and Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This symposium sets out to approach Belgian and Dutch embassy buildings as multi-layered pro- jects of representation through a series of thematic sessions bringing together diplomats and offi- cials of the Belgian and Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, architects, artists, interior designers and academic researchers.
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e p r o g r a m m e , s e e t h e s y m p o s i u m ' s w e b s i t e http://www.belgiananddutchembassybuildings.be/ .
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
9:00-9:30: Welcome and introduction
– Dhr. Peter Moors, Chairman of the Management Committee of the FPS Foreign Affairs
– Prof. dr. Fredie Floré (KU Leuven) and prof. dr. Anne-Françoise Morel (KU Leuven)
9:30-11:00: Session 1: The embassy as research topic Speakers:
– Dr. Denise Hagströmer (National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo)
– Hélène Damen (TU Eindhoven) – Bram De Maeyer (KU Leuven) 11:00-11:30: Coffee break
11:30-13:00: Session 2: The embassy as patrimony Speakers:
– Head of Real Estate Abroad of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jos Mandema
– Official of P&O 5.1. Buildings Abroad
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13:00-14:00: Lunch break
14:00-15:00: Session 3: The embassy as architectural assignment Speakers:
– Architect Sebastian Moreno of A2M who designed the recently completed Belgian embassy in Kinshasa, Congo.
– Architect Maarten Steenbrink of Royal Haskoning who designed the recently completed Dutch embassy in Bamako, Mali.
15:00-15:30: Coffee break
15:30-16:30: Session 4: The embassy as interior design assignment Speakers:
– Interior Designer of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Interior Designer of the FPS Foreign Affairs Gaëtane Van Hove 16:30-18:00: Session 5: The embassy as venue for art
– Art curator of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Philippien Noordam – Art curator of the FPS Foreign Affairs Ilse Dauwe
– Director of the United Nations Division at the FPS Foreign Affairs Werner Bauwens and visual artist Lieven Lefere
18:00: Closing remarks Speakers:
– Prof. dr. Bernard Colenbrander (TU Eindhoven) – Prof. dr. Fredie Floré (KU Leuven)
– Prof. dr. Anne-Françoise Morel (KU Leuven) 18:30: Reception
Closing speech
We kindly invite you to participate in the symposium. Entrance is free, but registration before the 6th of April is mandatory: http://www.belgiananddutchembassybuildings.be/register/
Reference:
CONF: Dutch and Belgian Embassy Buildings (Brussels, 14 Apr 20). In: ArtHist.net, Mar 11, 2020 (accessed Feb 27, 2022), <https://arthist.net/archive/22839>.
