26 JANUARY 2 FEBRUARY 2025

BRUSSELS EXPO | HEYSEL

Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution


31/01/2020

By Till-Holger Borchert, Director of the Musea Brugge and Co-curator of the exhibition of the same name at the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
​​​​​​​(1/02 → 30/04/2020)

In this talk, Till-Holger Borchert will discuss the preparations and research underway for the exceptional exhibition Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution which will run from 1 February – 30 April 2020 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent. The masterpiece at the centre of the exhibition will without doubt be the Retable of the Mystic Lamb which has undergone extensive study and restoration since 2012. A member of the scientific committee of experts, he works with the curators of the exhibition as a content advisor. Since 2018 Brafa has supported CODART, the international network of museum curators specialising in Flemish and Dutch painting. Till-Holger Borchert has been a member of CODART since 2001, and on the administrative board of its supporting organisation, the Friends of the CODART Foundation, since 2016.

In partnership with CODART
Language: ENG
Jan and Hubert van Eyck, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, 1432, Exterior shutters, Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, Ghent © www.lukasweb.be - Art in Flanders vzw
Till-Holger Borchert © Sarah Bauwens, Musea Brugge