Agenda

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.

Saturday April 29 2023

The General Meeting of Members and Lecture Denise Campbell

The KVVAK cordially invites you to the General Members' Meeting on 29 April at 13:00. The meeting will be followed by a lecture by Denise Campbell on 'the birth of European porcelain' following the exhibition 'Porcelain Fever' at the Princessehof.

Friday April 14 2023

KVVAK-seminar on Japanese prints and Chinese folding fans

The KVVAK invites its members and those of the Society of Japanese Arts to a special afternoon dedicated to two major Asian art donations to the Rijksmuseum.

Friday February 24 2023

In the picture: Photography from the Dutch East Indies

A lecture on KITLV's Indies photo collection by Coen van 't Veer and an interview with Martin Roos.

Thursday February 23 2023

Eighteenth-Century Chinese Infatuation: Chinoiserie Interiors in Bohemia