The Government of Flanders is pleased to announce funding for the first year of a 3 year new collaboration in the field of art history between the Rubenshuis in Antwerp and Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge. This partnership will further strengthen the bonds between our institutions and promote a deeper understanding of our shared cultural heritage. The substantial funding supports the study of Renaissance and Early Modern Flemish Art in the form of research workshops, visiting postdoctoral researchers, visiting postgraduate students, lectures by senior scholars, and summer schools in Antwerp and Cambridge.

The collaboration, which commences in August 2024, will be led by Dr. Bert Watteeuw, Director of the Rubenshuis, and Prof. Alexander Marr, Professor of Renaissance and Early Modern Art; Fellow, Trinity Hall; and incoming Head of the Department of History of Art, Cambridge. The programme of work will be co-ordinated by Drs. Justin Davies, Fellow Commoner at Trinity Hall and Visiting Fellow of the Rubenshuis.