Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Special Collections Special Collections The Ruusbroec Institute Library is a recognised heritage library, and holds a number of special collections: Approx. 500 manuscripts, including 34 which date from between the twelfth and fifteenth …

B-MAGIC search menu search content Collections Belgian Collections magic lantern / projection lantern / optical lantern / glass plates / diapositives Within the B-magic project, numerous collections with glass slides and magic lanterns have been consulted at archives, museums, schools and research i…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Collections Academic heritage: the collections Academic heritage is a broad concept under which a large variety of objects can be accommodated. Within the following years all collections will be inventoried and the overview below will be completed. In…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Special Collections The Preciosa collection contains the eldest heritage materials of the Special Collections, as well as contemporary valuable pieces. The term 'Preciosa' itself refers to 'valuable pieces' and/or 'special collections' and consists of…

B-MAGIC search menu search content Lanternists and collections Lanternists Take a look at their performances and demonstrations! Collections Find out more about these Belgian lantern slide collections! Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of th…

Non Written Output search menu search content Study collections Study collections: a challenging context for universities and museums Most museum collections are locked away for their users, even though there is a strong case to be made for giving direct access. But how does a museum facilitate this…

Archives and Heritage search menu search content Team Special Collections Team members dr. Maartje De Wilde, curator Karen Andree, Staff assistant Art on Campus dr. Daniël Ermens, Staff assistant Academic Heritage Marc Demolder, voluntary employee Academic Heritage Kara Verboven, reading room Anne …

Ontwerpwetenschappen Getting intimate – Hands-on experiences with the collections Getting intimate – Hands-on experiences with the collections Tuesday 28 February 2023 - 19:00 Stadscampus UAntwerpen - Aula s.C.103 Prinsstraat 13, Antwerpen Getting intimate with our exceptional, internationally r…

Ulrike Müller assistant professor - senior researcher Education Ulrike Müller 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2024-2025 Collection: Management Collection: Management Course code: 1085FOWCOR Bachelor of Conservation-Restoration Museums, Archives and Libraries: Collections and Memory Institutions Muse…

Digital Text Analysis About the Master of Digital Text Analysis About the Master of Digital Text Analysis Level: Master Credits: 60 ECTS Number of years: 1 Campus: Stadscampus Faculty: Arts What's Digital Text Analysis? Starting from scratch, the curriculum covers a wide array of text technologies. …

Previous editions For the past 15 years, Antwerp Summer and Winter University has offered specialised education to an international audience within the areas of excellence of the University of Antwerp and its partners. In 2024, Antwerp Summer and Winter University offered 27 programmes to 694 partic…

Abigail Newman Publicaties Abigail Newman Peter Paul Rubens, Self-Portrait Bron Rare and indispensable : masterpieces from Flemish collections / van Beneden, Ben; et al.-p. 182-183 Auteur(s) Abigail Newman Citatielink Roman, Trapezophoros Bron Rare and indispensable : masterpieces from Flemish colle…

Master of Heritage Studies Master of Heritage Studies Master of Heritage Studies This programme is partly, and primarily, taught in Dutch and partly in English. Do notice that a series of courses are in English, and hence open for international students (eg in an Erasmus programme or as optional cou…

Doris Blancquaert doctoral scholarship holder Research Doris Blancquaert Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Silent heritage. Asbestos objects in collections. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract With the increasing awareness that asbestos poses a public health risk, regulations on…

Martijn Van Roie expert Publicaties Martijn Van Roie Fabrician types of new world Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini) deposited in the Zoological Museum of Kiel University collections with notes on Fabrician types of other collections and new combinations for species for…

DigHimaps search menu search content DigHimaps Digital Maps and Archives - Activating Cartographic Collections in a Digital World For a long time cartographic collections have been cherished as objects of great value and beauty, illustrating the evolving representation of the world, the city or the …

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Miracles The tradition of collecting cultic miracle stories stretches from Augustine’s miracles of Saint Stephen to those of Our Lady of Czestochowa today. During the late medieval and early modern period, parish churches and guilds in…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Heritage library With heritage label since 2011! Quality Label In June 2011 the Ruusbroec Institute Library, together with its partner, the University Library, received the quality label of ‘Erkende Erfgoedbibliotheek’ (Acknowledged …

Inneke Schwickert doctoral scholarship holder Research Inneke Schwickert Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Activating the fonds d'atelier. History, materiality and significance of nineteenth-century plaster models in Belgian collections. 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2027 Abstract Artis…

Research centre Ruusbroec Institute search menu search content Reproductions Photocopying - Scanning - Photographing - Digitizing Photocopying and scanning A self-service photocopying and scanning machine is available in the reading room. Readers should obtain a copy card at the University Library (…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content SAFESILK: Understanding, preventing and treating metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections Manufacture of textiles, including both production and dyeing of fabrics, has been one of Western Europe most important industria…

Ulrike Müller assistant professor - senior researcher Research Ulrike Müller Research team Centre for Urban History Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Expertise Ulrike Müller specializes in the history and theory of collections and museums. She holds a joint PhD in art and cultural histo…

Jennifer Van den Avijle operations manager Publicaties Jennifer Van den Avijle Purchase on demand via interlibrary loan : analysis of the first four years at University of Antwerp Library Bron Beyond the library collections : proceedings of the 2022 Erasmus Staff Training Week at ULiège Library / R…

Patricia Stoop academic interim staff postdoc Female Authorship and Authority Patricia Stoop Female Authorship and Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern Vernacular Sermons from the Low Countries (FWO; 01/10/2010-30/09/2013) Summary The project aims to investigate female authorship and authorit…

Margaux De Greef predoc researcher FWO Research Margaux De Greef Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Plastics in Modern and Contemporary Art: A holistic approach in preservation. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Plastics in Belgian art museums, how should they be conserved? Alo…