International NIKI conference Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, Friday 31 March 2023
27 January 2023
Italy and the Low Countries – Artistic Relations: The Sixteenth Century. Organised by Gert Jan van der Sman (NIKI, Florence)
Rubenianum lecture by Michael Kwakkelstein on 6 November 2022
13 October 2022
Our director, Professor Michael Kwakkelstein, draws attention to Rubens as a draughtsman.
International conference ‘Visual Humanisms’ | 20-21 October, 2022
23 July 2022
On October 20-21, 2022 the international conference ‘Visual Humanisms’ will be held at the NIKI. This symposium is organised by Marieke van den Doel (University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht) and Michael W. Kwakkelstein (NIKI).
Unique acquisition for the NIKI library
13 June 2022
In the Spring of 1863, Pierre Cuypers (1827-1921) – the Dutch architect most famous for designing the Rijksmuseum and the Central Station in Amsterdam – made a journey through Italy. Recently, the NIKI acquired a sketchbook that Cuypers kept during his travels.
New Publication: Anatomical studies – vol. 20.1 of the Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard
8 June 2022
On June 3rd, the first part of the twentieth volume of the series Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard on Peter Paul Rubens’s anatomical studies by NIKI-director Michael W. Kwakkelstein was published by Harvey Miller / Brepols.
Opening: Line & Light | Florence and Rome in the drawings of Menno Balm
20 April 2022
On Thursday, April 28th, the exhibition with drawings by Menno Balm will be festively opened with contributions by prof. Michael W. Kwakkelstein, prof. Paul van den Akker, and the artist himself.
