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19/05/2011

Book launch Images of Farming with special event, May 20, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden
Programme

Book launch Images of Farming with special event, May 20, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden

May 20th, 1.30 pm, Fries Museum, Turfmarkt 11, Leeuwarden

Fries Museum, Jap Sam Books and myvillages.org would like to invite you to IMAGES OF FARMING, a book launch and mini-symposium.

There are few topics that conjure up as many images as farms and farming. Reflections on images of farming lie at the crossroads between culture, myth formation, heritage and visual arts.

We look forward to sharing these reflections with you at this special event.

Programme

13:30 Opening and welcome
14:00 Introduction by Henk Keizer (Chair). Wapke Feenstra and Antje Schiffers (eds) introduce myvillages.org and the collaboration with Jap Sam Books
14:30 Joint presentation by Nynke Rixt Jukema (architect) and Wapke Feenstra (artist) highlighting changing farmland and artistic practices
15:15 Interval
15:45 Talk by Alexandra Gaba-Van Dongen about ALMA, an art history research project on what the tools and utensils depicted on paintings tell us about customs and practices – especially in rural environments
16:30 Close, followed by drinks and traditional farmhouse snacks

If you would like to attend, please mail the Fries Museum at info@friesmuseum.nl or call +31 (0)58 255 55 00.
The costs of the mini-symposium are €5.
The book IMAGES OF FARMING will be on sale during the symposium for €19 (retail price €24.50).

For more information: Fries Museum and myvillages.org