Summer School 2024 - Rijksmuseum & Bard Graduate Center

The call for application for the Summer School 2024 is live! Application – Rijksmuseum & RKD Summer School 2024 (wufoo.com)

From July 8 to 19, 2024, the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) and Bard Graduate Center (New York) will co-facilitate the Summer School. A unique international programme open to 16 participants and devoted to object-based research within a museum setting. We will offer emerging scholars in the humanities the opportunity to connect, learn and develop! 

The programme at the Rijksmuseum aims to explore the potential of object-oriented research in reshaping historical narratives. By considering the distinct temporal dimensions and counter narratives that exist within the object, we hope to uncover the hidden complexities of museum collections and to inspire relevant questions in the in the context of contemporary museums and collections.

Over the course of two weeks, participants will work closely with an interdisciplinary team from the Rijksmuseum and Bard Graduate Center. Experts in the object-oriented fields of study will provide participants with an exclusive and in-depth look at the technical, analytic, and interpretive practices that take place behind the scenes, in the conservation studios, science laboratories, and curatorial departments. By focusing on how material objects provide primary evidence for historical research, this collaborative course introduces multiple techniques and perspectives for extracting the types of information museum objects generate and unraveling the many stories they can tell.

The deadline for applications is February 2, 2024. The Summer School  will take place between July 8 - 19 2024, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

You can find all further details and eligibility requirements here: Summer School - Rijksmuseum