Visualizing the Unknown
On the 10th of June, Tiemen Cocquyt, curator of Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, will give a lecture about insights in 17th century observation and visualisation. The lecture will be given in Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, from 15:00 - 16:00 o'clock.
In the first phase of the research project of Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Visualizing the Unknown, the museum has used its collection to research the exchange between observation and visualisation in 17th century microscopy. In the lecture, Tiemen Cocguyt looks back at the insights which this phase provided. The lecture will answer the following questions: What value do museum objects provide in historical research? Were Van Leeuwenhoeks microscopes really so much better? And what makes it useful to observe Van Leeuwenhoek's 'selfmade man' within the wider 17th century microscopic milieu?
Visualizing the Unknown is a part of the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek year, which sees lectures and an exhibition take place in Rijksmuseum Boerhaave all throughout 2023, centred around Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's life and microscopy.
The language spoken d…
In the first phase of the research project of Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Visualizing the Unknown, the museum has used its collection to research the exchange between observation and visualisation in 17th century microscopy. In the lecture, Tiemen Cocguyt looks back at the insights which this phase provided. The lecture will answer the following questions: What value do museum objects provide in historical research? Were Van Leeuwenhoeks microscopes really so much better? And what makes it useful to observe Van Leeuwenhoek's 'selfmade man' within the wider 17th century microscopic milieu?
Visualizing the Unknown is a part of the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek year, which sees lectures and an exhibition take place in Rijksmuseum Boerhaave all throughout 2023, centred around Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's life and microscopy.
The language spoken during the lecture will be Dutch. You can join the lecture online, or in the museum's congress hall. In both cases, you need to have registered yourself for the lecture. If you want to join the lecture in the museum, you will need to show a valid entry pass. Joining the livestream is free, so long as you have registered. For registration and more information, you can go to the official website: https://rijksmuseumboerhaave.nl/te-zien-te-doen/salon-cocquyt/
When
- Saturday the 10th of june 2023 from 15:00 to 16:00