Agenda
Sept-Oct Course on Jewelry in Context, Livius Onderwijs
Sep 25, 2011 Tribal and Antique Jewelry Fair, Amsterdam
Oct 20, 2011 Lecture on Egyptian jewelry as heritage, Netherlands-Flemish Institute, Cairo
Oct 22, 2011 Question and Answer Day, determination of jewelry, Textile Research Centre, Leiden
Nov 18, 2011 Lecture on jewelry for Circle of Friends National Museum of Antiquity, Leiden
Nov 19, 2011 Study day on traditional jewelry, Posterheide Institute
This year, Sigrid has lectured previously on:
Between fear and fashion: magic in silver jewelry - National Museum of Antiquities, January 11, 2011 Lecture on the magical aspects of silver jewelry, illustrated with photographs from the author’s collection.
Exclusive workshop silver jewelry and costumes – Teylers Museum, March 29 2011. This evening, Teylers Museum welcomed its most distinguished benefactors. The guests enjoyed several workshops around the current exhibition Egypt and Napoleon. Sigrid has presented a workshop on silver jewelry with original jewelry items together with Jolanda Bos, who shared antique faceveils and costumes.
Islamic art in Dutch museums: – Livius Onderwijs. Five lectures on different aspects of Islamic art, presented in current exhibitions.
Nubia, the Land of the Black Pharaohs – Livius Onderwijs, Schagen
Exhibition ‘Charming: Bedouin Jewellery and Veils’
From October 16, 2010 to March 13, 2011 the exhibition Charming has been on display in the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, the Netherlands. The exhibition is curated by Sigrid and features silver jewelry from three private collections. The exhibition has been organized in association with the major exhibition on Egyptian Magic and is based on the book Desert Silver.
In 2010:
Oman: the Land of Incense – Vrienden van Livius, and Museum De Noord. Lecture on the history and culture of this sultanate on the Arab Peninsula. The story of an Omani princess, the incense trees, deserts and travels of Sindbad the Sailor, illustrated with photographs from the author’s travels.
Nubia: the Land of the Black Pharaohs – Livius Onderwijs
The Double Underground and the Angels in the Nile – National Museum of Antiquities. Short lecture on magic in jewelry and the interaction between humans and jinns, as part of the opening programma for the exhibition Egyptian Magic
Traditional silver jewelry from the Middle East and North Africa – Museum Amsterdam Noord. Lecture on the many aspects of silver jewelry, illustrated with photographs from the author’s collection.
Charming Desert Silver - National Museum of Antiquities. Opening of the exhibition Charming and presentation of the book Desert Silver, i.c.w. KIT Publishers. The book was presented to Arita Baaijens, traveler, photographer and Fellow of the National Geographic Society.
New engagements will be added when known.
