Dutch-Baltic Relations in Focus
Dutch-Baltic Relations in Focus

Summary/Abstract: The article reports the international symposium "Dutch-Baltic Relations in A Historical Perspective", part of the Holland Days 2008, held in the National History Museum of Latvia on 24-25 April 2008. The event was organised by the National History Museum with the support of the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the Directorate of Baltic Trade and Shipping Companies and brought together experts from various countries around the Baltic Sea to discuss the largely unexplored heritage of Dutch-Baltic connections. The work of the symposium was organised in plenary sessions discussing more general issues of mutual relationships followed by parallel sessions turning to more specific subjects. These included maritime contacts, maritime archaeology, trade and commerce, politics and diplomacy (session A), but the present report focuses on session B, which dealt with art and architecture, painting and modern art and architecture. Participants inccluded: Konrad A. Ottenheym (Utrecht University), Anu Mand (Institute of History, Tallinn University), Anna Ancāne (Institute of Art History, Latvian Academy of Art), Jānis Krēsliņš (National Library of Sweden), Ojārs Spārītis (Latvian Academy of Art), Dirk van de Vijver (Utrecht University), Imants Lancmanis (Rundāle Palace Museum), Jacek Tylicki (Torun University), Anita Meinarte (National History Museum of Latvia), Astrīda Rogule (State Agency "New Three Brothers") and Frederik Erens (Utrecht University).

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