HNA Conference 2024

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.

Sessions

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

Paper abstracts will be available as part of the HNA 2024 Conference Pack.

Workshop Registration

Please note that registration for Workshops in Cambridge and London on Wednesday 10 July will open separately. All Workshops are scheduled to end in the afternoon, allowing for time to settle in Cambridge for the following day’s Sessions. An announcement will be sent via our newsletter and platforms when Workshop Registration has opened.

Conference Registration

Registration for the HNA 2024 conference is now open and available here. 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

Early bird tickets are on sale at the following rates:*
Full Member: £300
Reduced Member (Student, Emeritus/a Scholar, and Unaffiliated Scholar): £175
Full Non-Member: £400
Reduced Non-Member (Student, Emeritus/a Scholar, and Unaffiliated Scholar): £275

Full ticket rates from Wednesday 1 May 2024:
Full Member: £400
Reduced Member (Student, Emeritus/a, and Unaffiliated Scholar): £200
Full Non-Member: £500
Reduced Non-Member (Student, Emeritus/a Scholar, and Unaffiliated Scholar): £300

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.

*Due to unforeseen fees charged by our registration platform, we have been compelled to raise the early bird Members’ registration rates by £25.

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, Cambridge, is offering a limited number of rooms exclusively for HNA Conference delegates. The College is located in the heart of Cambridge between King’s Parade and the River Cam and houses, among other outstanding Netherlandish works, Rubens’ late altarpiece, The Adoration of the Magi of 1633.

King’s College offers single-bed and double-bed rooms for three nights. All rooms include an en-suite bathroom, and breakfast in King’s College Dining Hall. We ask that all guests who avail of the accommodation purchase a Conference ticket. Please also note the following information:

Check in: Wednesday 10 July from 2.00pm
Check out: Saturday 13 July by 9.30am
Breakfast: 8.00-9.15am

Rooms at King’s College can be booked through the Registration Portal here (scroll to the bottom of the ticket listings).

There is also limited availability to stay for one extra night on either side of the conference (Tuesday 9 July and/or Saturday 13 July). The same check-in, check-out, and breakfast schedules apply as above.

On the Conference Registration Portal, you can indicate whether you wish to take advantage of this opportunity. As soon as room availability is confirmed, further details will be sent about completing the booking of additional nights.

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.

Accommodation Refund Policy

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

Access

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:

Access information for Workshops in Cambridge and London will be available at the Workshop Registration.

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

Luggage Storage

King’s College, Cambridge, will have some space to deposit luggage, as also will the Cambridge Law Faculty, on 11–12 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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