HNA Conference 2024 - Historians of Netherlandish Art

10-13 July 2024
London and Cambridge

2024 marks the first time in the forty-year history of the Historians of Netherlandish Art that the Conference will be held in the UK. Cultural, political and economic exchange has been pivotal to the histories of the UK, The Netherlands, and Belgium and these relationships have taken on new significance and have new potential as the UK renegotiates its relationship with Europe after Brexit. ‘Britain and the Low Countries: Cultural Exchange Past, Present & Future’ comprises forty interdisciplinary panels along with workshops in many of the most important collections of Netherlandish art in the UK. This Conference highlights the significance of these key historical relationships and aims to forge dynamic new connections with European colleagues.

Paper sessions and evening events take place in Cambridge on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 July with workshops in Cambridge and London on Wednesday 10 July and a roundtable in Cambridge on Saturday 13 July. As part of registration to the conference, we are delighted to offer two receptions and a banquet for all registered participants at the picturesque King’s College Dining Hall.

Conference Pack

Please review the Online Conference Pack here.

A PDF is available to download here.

Programme

An outline programme is available here.

Workshops

Information about the Workshops is available in the Conference Pack.

We are very grateful for the generosity of all of our colleagues who are hosting the visits, and extend our thanks for their time and expertise.

Please also note:

Travel to and from the Workshops are at your own leisure. All sessions in London and Greater London can be accessed by public transport. All sessions in Cambridge can be accessed by public transport and on foot. Travel recommendations are available in the Conference Pack.
Lunch and refreshments on Wednesday 10 July are at your own leisure. Dining recommendations are available in the Conference Pack.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the workshop is scheduled. We cannot guarantee that late arrivals will be accommodated.
Please bring your ticket confirmation with you to the venue.

Sessions

Sessions are scheduled to take place in Cambridge on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 July. All Sessions and Papers for the 2024 HNA Conference can be found in the Conference Pack.

Conference Registration

Registration for the HNA 2024 conference is now closed. Please note that the HNA 2024 Conference is in-person only.

Your ticket includes the following:

Access to a choice of 40 Conference Sessions
2 Keynotes
Access to expert-led Workshops in Cambridge and London
Lunch on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 July
Tea, coffee, and refreshments on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 July
Receptions on Thursday 11 July and Friday 12 July
A banquet at King’s College Dining Hall on Friday 12 July for all attendees

Please note that all Speakers and Chairs to the Conference will need to be Members, during the period of 10-13 July 2024.

Please check that your membership is up to date, by logging into your account here.

More information and membership registration is available here.

Conference Tickets

Once registered, you will receive a ticket from Eventbrite with the email you have provided. This will grant access to all of the Conference offers, including Workshops and Sessions, lunch and refreshments, 2 receptions, and 1 dinner. Please hold a copy of the ticket for Conference Registration on site in July.

Conference Tickets Refund Policy

Conference tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Accommodation

Accommodation in Cambridge is in high demand and we recommend you book early. King’s College will be the base of the Conference, however if you would wish to source accommodation elsewhere, this can be done through Booking.com, Airbnb, and College Rooms.

King’s College Accommodation

Bookings for accommodation at King’s College, Cambridge, is now closed. The College is located in the heart of Cambridge between King’s Parade and the River Cam. It houses, among other outstanding Netherlandish works, Rubens’ late altarpiece, The Adoration of the Magi of 1633.

Check in:

9 July: from 2.00pm, check in at the Porter’s Lodge, King’s College, King’s Parade, CB2 1ST
10 July: from 2.00pm, check in at the HNA Conference Office, King’s College, King’s Parade, CB2 1ST

Check out:

13 July: by 1.00pm
14 July: by 12.00pm

Please hand keys into the Porter’s Lodge prior to departure.

Breakfast/Brunch at King’s Dining Hall

10 & 11 July breakfast buffet: 8.00-9.15am
12 July breakfast buffet: 7.30-8.45am
13 July breakfast buffet: 8.00-9.15am
14 July brunch buffet: 10.30am-1.30pm

Please present your key/card at the till.

Dining recommendations are also available in the Conference Pack.

Travel to King’s College

Please refer to the Conference Pack.

Please note that there is no parking at King’s College.

Accommodation Refund Policy

King’s College accommodation bookings are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Access

Access information for all Workshops is available in the Conference Pack.

General information about disability access for leisure, entertainment, and tourism facilities in Cambridge is available on Accessible Cambridge.

Further information about accessibility of the Conference’s Cambridge venues are available here:

If you have any particular questions or concerns, please get in touch on HNA2024@exeter.ac.uk.

Luggage Storage

The Cambridge Law Faculty will have some space to deposit luggage on 11–12 July.
The Babbage Lecture Theatre will have some space to deposit luggage on 13 July.
There are designated luggage storage spots in Cambridge and London, including the main stations.
Information on Cambridge spots available here.
Information on London spots available here.
Advance bookings for a luggage deposit in Cambridge and London can be made here.

Funding

Please consider making a donation to the HNA IDEA fundraising campaign, which will help us provide travel stipends or subventions to those in need.

Thanks to the generous support of the Kress Foundation and other donors, HNA can offer a limited number of travel grants of up to $500 to Members in need of financial assistance. Further information about applying is available here.

Further funding opportunities, for which some attendees might be eligible:

HNA IDEA Fundraising Campaign

Please consider contributing to HNA IDEA’s appeal for contributions to an equitable Conference: https://hnanews.org/hna-launches-fundraising-campaign/

Conference Contact Information

Email: HNA2024@exeter.ac.uk

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Cambridge and London this July.

On behalf of the Steering Committee,

Meredith Hale and Lizzie Marx

Images (left to right):

Album Amicorum of Abraham Ortelius, GBR/1058/ORT/1 (formerly MS LC.II.113), Pembroke College Library, Cambridge.
Romeyn de Hooghe, Victory of William III at the Boyne, 1690, etching, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Peter Paul Rubens, The Adoration of the Magi, 1633-1634, oil on canvas, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge.

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