Preliminary Programme
The programme will be updated in November 2025.
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Thursday, 7 May 2026 – ART AND ANATOMY
Location: Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp / UAntwerp dissection room / Caritas – to be confirmed
10:45 – Welcome (Pascale Pollier & Ann Van de Velde)
Session I – Anatomy and artists
Chair: Pascale Pollier
- 11:00–11:30 – Beatrijs Wolters van der Wey
- 11:30–12:00 – Eleanor Crook
- 12:00–12:30 – Wendy Birch
- 12:30–13:00 – Jo Cameron
13:00-14:00 - Lunch
Session II – Arm dissection
Chair: Ann Van de Velde
14:00-17:00 - Francis Van Glabbeek & Tom Quisenaerts
17:00 – End
19:00 – Speakers’ Dinner at Hof Van Lierde
Friday, 8 May 2026 – HISTORY AND ANATOMY
Location: Grauwzusters
(Podium presentations: 30 minutes total – 20 minutes speaker + 10 minutes discussion)
08:45 – Welcome (Bob Van Hee)
Session I – General Introduction: Theatrum Anatomicum
Chair: Marc De Roeck
09:00–09:30 – Guido Sold
09:30–10:00 – Kevin Petty
10:00–10:30 – Fabrizio Bigotti
10:30–11:00 – Coffee Break
Session II – Illustration
Chair: Francis Van Glabbeek
11:00–11:30 – Monique Kornell – “Illustrations of the Epitome”
11:30–12:00 – Rosemary Moore
12:00–12:30 – Jacqueline Vons – “Illustrations of Book VI”
12:30–13:30 – Lunch & Poster Viewing
Session III – Education
Chair: Guido Sold
13:30–14:00 – Daniel Margócsy – “Vesalian knowledge spread throughout Asia into Japan”
14:00–14:30 – Roberta Ballestriero
14:30–15:00 – Gitte Samoy
15:00–15:30 – Coffee Break
Session IV – Texts, Courses, and Examinations
Chair: Bob Van Hee
15:30–16:00 – Louis Caron
16:00–16:30 – Eleonora del Riccio
16:30–17:00 – Vivian Nutton – “Niccolò Massa’s first letter on Vesalius”
17:00–17:10 – Wesel 2029 (Guido Sold)
17:10–17:15 – Conference Conclusion (Francis Van Glabbeek)
17:15–17:45 – Poster Session / Reception
17:45–18:15 – Piano Recital (Elke Robersscheuten & Theo Dirix)
18:15 onwards – Walking Dinner (Grauwzusters)
Saturday, 9 May 2026 – CARITAS
09:00–11:00 – Sessions / Activities (to be confirmed)
11:00 – Adjourn