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