Thursday, May 29
11 AM
This virtual program is free and open to the public with registration.
Join us on May 29 at 11 AM ET for an engaging virtual program exploring the artistry and innovation of Rembrandt’s printmaking. This special event features a conversation between Epco Runia, Head of Collections at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, and Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg, Senior Curator & Head of International Collaborations at the American Federation of Arts.
Together, they’ll discuss the exhibition Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White—Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum, which highlights Rembrandt’s technical brilliance and enduring influence in the world of printmaking.
The conversation will be accompanied by slides and a short film demonstrating how etchings are made, offering a rare glimpse into the processes behind these iconic works. The program will conclude with a 10-minute Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to ask questions and join the conversation.
For questions and additional information, please contact events@amfedarts.org.
About Epco Runia:
Epco Runia (1963) is an art historian specializing in 17th-century Dutch art, particularly Rembrandt. He began his career at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, worked at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, was at the Mauritshuis in The Hague for 18 years and has now been working at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam for almost 8 years. There, as Head of Collections and Research, he is responsible for the content of everything the museum produces.
Runia has always been at the intersection of research and the general public. He has collaborated on many well-attended exhibitions, such as The Glory of the Golden Age (Rijksmuseum 2000), Dreaming of Italy (Mauritshuis 2006), Rembrandt? The Case of Saul and David (Mauritshuis 2015), Rembrandt’s Social Network (Rembrandt House Museum 2019) and HERE. Black in Rembrandt’s Time (Rembrandt House Museum 2020). He has produced scholarly articles, educational publications, collaborated on audio guides, websites, films, TV programs and podcasts. His goal is to show the widest possible audience how good, beautiful and relevant Rembrandt’s work is, also for the 21st-century viewer.
About Dr. Anke Van Wagenberg:
Dr. Van Wagenberg specializes in Dutch and Flemish painting. She earned her doctorate in Art History from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
Previously, Van Wagenberg has held curatorial and research positions at the National Gallery of Art, The Walters Art Museum, the Vero Beach Museum of Art, and at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, where she oversaw 800 years of American and European Art.
She has held teaching positions at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, and at the University of Maryland, covering a wide range of curricula across the Art History discipline.
She held the Chief Curator position at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland.
And now she is at the AFA for over 1 year, and is now not only Senior Curator, but also Head of International Collaborations.
Public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. These programs are also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. We are also grateful for the generous support of Berkley Asset Protection, Huntington T. Block Insurance, Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and the American Chai Trust.
