general Presentation and programme Collecting Medieval Sculpture - Ards Study Day Paris November 23rd-24th Musée du Louve - Paris www.ards.be

1. COLLECTING MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE
© Karel Rondou
4th Annual Ards Scholar’s day
Musée du Louvre Paris, Nov. 23-Nov 24 2017

2. 9:50 Welcome | Sophie Jugie, Director of the Department of Sculptures Musée du Louvre
9:55 Introduction to the conference theme | dr. Peter Carpreau, Head of Old Masters M-Museum Leuven
Morning Session: Chair: dr. Emile van Binnebeke (KMKG/MRAH)
> 10:20 Lecture 1 | Dr. Céline Brugeat, TRACES (UMR 5608), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
» Elginism or collecting? Importer, collectionner, exposer l'architecture médiévale française aux Etats-Unis (XIXe - XXIe siècles)
> 10:45 Lecture 2 | Dra. Michaela Zöschg, Project Curator The Burrell Collection Glasgow Museum
» "An exceedingly good carving": Sir William Burrell (1861-1958) and his Collection of Medieval Sculpture
> 11:10 Lecture 3 | Dr. Marco M. Mascolo, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz-Max Planck Institut
» Medieval Sculpture at the Detroit Institute of Arts: The Role of Wilhelm R. Valentiner between Expressionism and Connoisseurship
> 11:35 Lecture 4 | Dra. Blandine Landau, Curator of the Musée des Emaux et Faïences de Longwy and Lucas
Giles, Duke University
» The Brummer Gallery: Buying and Selling Medieval Sculpture in New York 1924-1947
> 12:00 Questions and discussion morning session
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch ** and free visit to the Louvre
Programme

3. > Collecting Medieval Sculpture
> Dr. Peter Carpreau
Introduction

4. 9:50 Welcome | Sophie Jugie, Director of the Department of Sculptures Musée du Louvre
9:55 Introduction to the conference theme | dr. Peter Carpreau, Head of Old Masters M-Museum Leuven
Morning Session: Chair: dr. Emile van Binnebeke (KMKG/MRAH)
> 10:20 Lecture 1 | Dr. Céline Brugeat, TRACES (UMR 5608), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
» Elginism or collecting? Importer, collectionner, exposer l'architecture médiévale française aux Etats-Unis (XIXe - XXIe siècles)
> 10:45 Lecture 2 | Dra. Michaela Zöschg, Project Curator The Burrell Collection Glasgow Museum
» "An exceedingly good carving": Sir William Burrell (1861-1958) and his Collection of Medieval Sculpture
> 11:10 Lecture 3 | Dr. Marco M. Mascolo, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz-Max Planck Institut
» Medieval Sculpture at the Detroit Institute of Arts: The Role of Wilhelm R. Valentiner between Expressionism and Connoisseurship
> 11:35 Lecture 4 | Dra. Blandine Landau, Curator of the Musée des Emaux et Faïences de Longwy and Lucas
Giles, Duke University
» The Brummer Gallery: Buying and Selling Medieval Sculpture in New York 1924-1947
> 12:00 Questions and discussion morning session
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch and free visit to the Louvre
Programme

5. > Bon Appétit!
> See you back at 14:00h
Lunch…

6. 14:00 Ards Yearly Overview | Dra. Marjan Debaene, M-Museum Leuven
Afternoon Session: Chair: dr. Pierre-Yves le Pogam (Musée du Louvre)
> 14:15 Lecture 5 | Dr. Miya Tokumitsu, University of Melbourne
» The Rise of a Sculpture Collecting Culture in Late Medieval Germany
> 14:40 Lecture 6 | Dr. Dagmar Preising, Curator Suermondt – Ludwig - Museum Aachen
» A Neo-Gothic Carver's Collection of Gothic Sculptures. Meaning and Function
> 15:05 Coffee break
> 15:25 Lecture 7 | Sophie Guillot de Suduiraut, Honorary Curator of Heritage and Cécile Oulhen, Curator of
Historic Monuments DRAC Bretagne
» Collectionneurs et sculptures anversoises du XVIe siècle. L'exemple du retable de la cathédrale de Rennes
> 15:50 Lecture 8 | Dra. Marthje Sagewitz, University of Leipzig
» Auguste Rodin: Admirateur et collectionneur passionné de la sculpture médiévale. De la motivation de collectionner d'un
artiste
Programme

7. Afternoon Session: Chair: dr. Pierre-Yves le Pogam (Musée du Louvre)
> 16:15 Questions and discussion afternoon session | chair: Pierre-Yves Le Pogam
> 16:30 Debate ‘Collecting medieval sculpture nowadays’ | Moderated talk with key players in the field of
collecting and selling medieval sculpture. Moderator: Dr. Peter Carpreau
> 17:00 Closing remarks | Dr. Peter Carpreau
> 17:15 'Verre d'amitié' - closing reception
Every registered participant and speaker is welcome to visit the Louvre until 21:45
Programme

8. Ards Yearly overview 2017

9. Ards Yearly Overview 2017
> Network
» Growth & Quality control
» 233 persons
– 61,8% Belgium
– 11% The Netherlands
– 4% France
– 8% Germany
– 3% Great Britain
– 12,2% other countries or unknown
» Newsletter - 3/year
» 804 E-mail adresses
– 61,8% Belgium
– 11% The Netherlands
– 4% France
– 8% Germany
– 3% Great Britain
– 12,2% other countries or unknown
» Linkedin group
» Nov 2017: 54 (2016: 49)

10. Ards Yearly Overview 2017
> Network
» 3rd Annual Ards Study Day
» Suermondt-Ludwig Museum Aachen
» ‘Medieval sculpture production centres”
» Nov 2016: 60 attendees
» 10 lectures – 7 countries
» 1 day conference
» Summer Course for the study of the Arts
in Flanders: Medieval Renaissance
sculpture
» 10 days 18-28 June 2017
» 16 participants from 7 countries (EU/USA)
» 16 cities in 3 countries
» 36 docents
» 10 museums/collections
» 10 churches
» 3 museum storages
» 1 archive
» 5 research centres
» 1 private collection
» 1 KIK-IRPA (restauration workshops)

11. Ards Yearly Overview 2017
> Knowledge Centre: Library and documentation
» Improve and enhance registration and
physical filing system
» Keyword registration, repacking, digitising
» Volunteers = 66 hours
» Internship: 1 /year = 182 hours
» Collect and register documentation
» Prospecting: actively and receptively: Open Call
for donations
» Documentation on Marks (cfr. RKD Marks)
» 559 new documentation records (2016:108)
» Library purchases
» Yearly budget + donations
» 2017: 36 new publications including 24
purchases

12. Ards Yearly Overview 2017
> Knowledge Centre: Expertise
» Exhibition:
Crossing Borders.
Medieval
sculpture from the
Low Countries
» 22.09.2017-27.05.2018
» M Museum Leuven in
collaboration with Suermondt-
Ludwig Museum Aachen
» How do we research and
categorize medieval sculpture?

13. Ards Yearly Overview 2017
> Knowledge Centre: Expertise
» Publication
» Niederländische skulpturen von
1130 bis 1600
» Collection catalogue Suermondt-
Ludwig Museum
» Catalogue notes and articles
» Expert meetings (f.i. Cambridge
Fitzwilliam)
» Cater to questions from researchers
and the public

14. Ards Yearly Overview 2017
> Website
» scientific and exhibition calendar
» Event Announcements, CFP and/or colloquium
programs in EU and USA
» Up-to-date exhibition and event calendar (past,
present and future)
– 19 newsitems (2016: 21)
– 130 calendar events (1962-2018)
(2016: 107)
» Adding publications to our ‘master’
bibliography
» 561 publications (2016: 488)
» Available at ards: + 218 publications
» Cover images
» links to worldcat – database
» Expanding our network
» 181 (2016: 172)
» Open call
» Improving
» Correcting or completing existing data
» Optimizing website interface
www.ards.be

15. Coming up…
© Dirk Pauwels

16. Coming up…
> Activities
» Ards Expert Meeting @ M Leuven
‘Crossing Borders’
» April 2018
» Exhibition visit
» Lectures and discussion
» Research questions
©DirkPauwels

17. Coming up…
> Activities
5th Annual
Ards
Study Day

18. Coming up…
> Activities
» 5th Annual Ards Study Day
» Utrecht, Museum Catharijneconvent
» 15 & 16 November 2018
» Conference theme
The function of
medieval sculpture
and its relation to formal design and
colour
» Call for papers :
– End of June 2018

19. Coming up…
> Activities Fall 2019
» Exhibition ‘Jan Borman and sons’
(working title)
» 6th Annual Ards Scholars day
» Borman multiday colloquium
» Visits, lectures and
workshops
» November 2019
» M – Museum Leuven

20. Coming up…
> Publications
» Reprint of Collection Catalogue
» ‘M Collecties
Beeldhouwkunst’
» Early 2018
» Publication Series
‘Early Netherlandish Sculpture’
» prospecting publishers
» determining concept series
structure

21. 14:00 Ards Yearly Overview | Dra. Marjan Debaene, M-Museum Leuven
Afternoon Session: Chair: dr. Pierre-Yves le Pogam (Musée du Louvre)
> 14:15 Lecture 5 | Dr. Miya Tokumitsu, University of Melbourne
» The Rise of a Sculpture Collecting Culture in Late Medieval Germany
> 14:40 Lecture 6 | Dr. Dagmar Preising, Curator Suermondt – Ludwig - Museum Aachen
» A Neo-Gothic Carver's Collection of Gothic Sculptures. Meaning and Function
> 15:05 Coffee break
> 15:25 Lecture 7 | Sophie Guillot de Suduiraut, Honorary Curator of Heritage and Cécile Oulhen, Curator of
Historic Monuments DRAC Bretagne
» Collectionneurs et sculptures anversoises du XVIe siècle. L'exemple du retable de la cathédrale de Rennes
> 15:50 Lecture 8 | Dra. Marthje Sagewitz, University of Leipzig
» Auguste Rodin: Admirateur et collectionneur passionné de la sculpture médiévale. De la motivation de collectionner d'un
artiste
Programme

22. Afternoon Session: Chair: dr. Pierre-Yves le Pogam (Musée du Louvre)
> 16:15 Questions and discussion afternoon session | chair: Pierre-Yves Le Pogam
> 16:30 Debate ‘Collecting medieval sculpture nowadays’ | Moderated talk with key players in the field of
collecting and selling medieval sculpture. Moderator: Dr. Peter Carpreau
> 17:00 Closing remarks | Dr. Peter Carpreau
> 17:15 'Verre d'amitié' - closing reception
Every registered participant and speaker is welcome to visit the Louvre until 21:45
Programme

23. > Erik Bijzet, Erik Bijzet Sculptures and Works Of Art and former Head of Auction Sales
of the European Sculpture and Works of Art department, Sotheby’s, London
> Marieke van Vlierden, Independant art historian, representing private collectors
> Niels Schalley, Project Coördinator The Phoebus Foundation
> Bernard Descheemaeker, Bernard Descheemaeker Works of Art
> Isabelle D’Amécourt, Head Département Sculpture et Objets d'art Européens
Christie’s, Paris
> Lars Hendrikman, Curator Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht
> Dr. Peter Carpreau, Head of Old Masters M-Museum Leuven
Debate: Collecting Medieval Sculpture Nowadays

24. Concluding Remarks
> Dr. Peter Carpreau, Head of Old Masters
» M – Museum Leuven

25. Thank you
See you in 2018!