Please join
The American Friends of the Mauritshuis
for a lecture and reception focusing on the current exhibition
at the Mauritshuis
BIRDS
Curated by The Goldfinch and Sir Simon Schama
Lecture presented by
Sir Simon Schama*
Celebrated international art historian, TV presenter and
Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University
and
Martine Gosselink
General Director, Mauritshuis
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
6:00pm lecture
Reception to follow
Penn Club of New York
30 West 44th Street
New York City
*RSVP required – tickets below
For more information or questions, please email Alison alison@afmauritshuis.
*proceeds will benefit the American Friends of the Mauritshuis and the Fulbright-AFMh Grant, awarded to an American graduate student in paintings conservation.
In February, the Mauritshuis opened an exciting new exhibition
BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama, running until June 7, 2026.
Birds – we can’t imagine life without them. To us, birds symbolise freedom, beauty and love. But birds are also pets, a source of food or hunting trophies. The exhibition BIRDS delves into our enduring relationship with the creatures that we love, yet keep in cages. What does our relationship with birds tell us about how we treat the natural world?
For more information on the exhibition: https://www.