Agenda

Saturday April 20 2024

The General Meeting of Members 2024

The board of the KVVAK invites its members to the 2024 general members meeting on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Friday April 19 2024

Lecture Dr. Shih-shan Susan Huang: The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture in China and Beyond

At the invitation of the Hulsewé-Wazniewski Foundation at Leiden University, Susan Huang (PhD) will be in the Netherlands from 13 to 19 April. She is an associate professor in the Department of Transnational Asian Studies at Rice University in Houston. On this afternoon, Prof Anne Gerritsen will give a short introduction, after which Susan Huang will deliver her lecture.

Friday February 2 2024

KVVAK X BRAFA Club Days

Especially for KVVAK members, BRAFA is organising an exclusive visit on 2 February. A BRAFA Ambassador, a personality from the economic, cultural or financial world, will share with you his or her favourite works of art at the fair during a personal tour.

Saturday January 27 2024

KVVAK New Years Reception 2024

KVVAK cordially invites its members to the New Year's Meeting on Saturday 27 January 2024 to usher in the new year. This year we will visit De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, where The Great Indonesia exhibition will be on display.

Friday December 1 2023

IIAS/Rijksmuseum Annual Lecture | Water’s Way: Female Agency and the Artful Legacy of Chinese Imperial Women

The IIAS cordially invites KVVAK members to a lecture (in English) by Professor Hui-shu Lee.

Sunday November 26 2023

Lectures: Shiva Nataraja in the spotlights

The KVVAK cordially invites you to an afternoon of two lectures (in English) on the Shiva Nataraja, the well-known bronze statue of the gods centrally placed in the Asian Pavilion of the Rijksmuseum. In recent years, new research has been conducted on the origin, meaning and visual manifestation of this statue. This research is now being presented to members.

November 23, 2023 - November 26, 2023

Berlin-trip

After a successful trip to Bath in England, the KVVAK travel committee is organising a short trip to Berlin from 24 to 26 November.

Monday November 20 2023

KVVAK-Talks PAN Podium

On Monday 20 November, the KVVAK is organising an afternoon of Talks about Asian art and the association in collaboration with PAN Amsterdam.

Friday October 27 2023

Preview Indonesian Art Auction

Last year, KVVAK received its largest bequest to date from the Crince Le Roy couple. They also donated their extensive collection of Indonesian art to our association. KVVAK is offering its members the opportunity to come and see the pieces from the Crince Le Roy bequest to be auctioned during a private preview.

Saturday September 30 2023

Specimen Meeting with Anne Sey en Robert McPherson

After last year's successful edition, the ceramics committee is organising another specimen meeting.

Saturday June 17 2023

Young Scholars’ Symposium in Asian Art 17 juni 2023 – New Perspectives on Asian Art and Material Culture

Saturday May 20 2023

Collection Visit: Jan Veenendaal

Members of the KVVAK are cordially invited to an intimate collection visit to collector Jan Veenendaal on Saturday 20 May in Oudenbosch. His collection is the result of 50 years of collecting and now is the opportunity to see it all together.