Kim Oosterlinck
@koosterl.bsky.social
General Director of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Professor at ULB. Research on art markets and financial history. Views are my own.
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The Institute of History of the University of Bern is seeking to fill a full time professor position (open rank) in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods, beginning 1 February, 2027.
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Uni Bern: Open rank Professorship in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods
The Institute of History of the University of Bern is seeking to fill a full time professor position (open rank) in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods, beginning 1 Februa...
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September 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Institute of History of the University of Bern is seeking to fill a full time professor position (open rank) in History of the Middle Ages with consideration of digital Methods, beginning 1 February, 2027.
ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Het was een genoegen om deel te nemen aan Pompidou!
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VRT MAX
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September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Het was een genoegen om deel te nemen aan Pompidou!
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Can particularly recommend the Econ History session on Friday morning 😉
📣 Check out the program for the 2025 Annual SSES Conference #SSES2025!
🗓️ 26-27 June
📍Zurich
Program: express.converia.de/frontend/ind...
We are looking forward welcoming you in Zurich soon! 💡
@ethz.ch @hgersbach.bsky.social @kurtschmidheiny.bsky.social @econ.uzh.ch #Academicconference #economics
🗓️ 26-27 June
📍Zurich
Program: express.converia.de/frontend/ind...
We are looking forward welcoming you in Zurich soon! 💡
@ethz.ch @hgersbach.bsky.social @kurtschmidheiny.bsky.social @econ.uzh.ch #Academicconference #economics
May 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Can particularly recommend the Econ History session on Friday morning 😉
I am very honored to have been invited to give the 2025 Hugo Helbing lecture. Il will talk about Art as an Investment in Times of Crises (1914-1945)
If you want to listen, the online connection details are just below
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If you want to listen, the online connection details are just below
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The Hugo Helbing Lecture 2025 // Kim Oosterlinck, Brüssel: Art as an Investment: The Art Market in Times of Crises (1914-1945) — Zentralinstitut für KunstgeschichteThe Hugo Helbing Lecture 2025 // Kim...
This lecture is part of the Hugo Helbing Lecture Series. ‘The Hugo Helbing Lecture – Exploring the Art Market’ commemorates the achievements of Hugo Helbing every year. It was first held in 2016 on th...
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April 23, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I am very honored to have been invited to give the 2025 Hugo Helbing lecture. Il will talk about Art as an Investment in Times of Crises (1914-1945)
If you want to listen, the online connection details are just below
www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/ve...
If you want to listen, the online connection details are just below
www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/ve...
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#Provenienzforschung
Herzliche Einladung zur Tagung:
Hugo Helbing. Auktionator, Kunsthändler, Sammler, Mäzen, Publizist, Konkurrent, Netzwerker, Bürger – ermordet 1938
22.-23.4.2025 im ZI und online via Zoom
Infos und Programm: www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/ve...
Herzliche Einladung zur Tagung:
Hugo Helbing. Auktionator, Kunsthändler, Sammler, Mäzen, Publizist, Konkurrent, Netzwerker, Bürger – ermordet 1938
22.-23.4.2025 im ZI und online via Zoom
Infos und Programm: www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/ve...
March 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
#Provenienzforschung
Herzliche Einladung zur Tagung:
Hugo Helbing. Auktionator, Kunsthändler, Sammler, Mäzen, Publizist, Konkurrent, Netzwerker, Bürger – ermordet 1938
22.-23.4.2025 im ZI und online via Zoom
Infos und Programm: www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/ve...
Herzliche Einladung zur Tagung:
Hugo Helbing. Auktionator, Kunsthändler, Sammler, Mäzen, Publizist, Konkurrent, Netzwerker, Bürger – ermordet 1938
22.-23.4.2025 im ZI und online via Zoom
Infos und Programm: www.zikg.eu/aktuelles/ve...
Artworks are always coming and going in a museum, as they are regularly lent for exhibitions. And therefore new artworks are exhibited to replace the ones which have left. I was very pleased to see this Leda by Andrea del Sarto appear on the walls of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium!
February 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Artworks are always coming and going in a museum, as they are regularly lent for exhibitions. And therefore new artworks are exhibited to replace the ones which have left. I was very pleased to see this Leda by Andrea del Sarto appear on the walls of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium!
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My latest historian's take on contemporary art censorship, sigh . . .
Seizure of Sally Mann’s photographs in Texas revives old debates about obscenity and freedom of expression
A historian of artistic censorship sees chilling similarities to 19th-century anti-obscenity crusades.
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January 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My latest historian's take on contemporary art censorship, sigh . . .
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From time to time, I bring you views about what’s happening in the United States from writers and journalists in other countries.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
A view from north of the border
Friends,
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January 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
From time to time, I bring you views about what’s happening in the United States from writers and journalists in other countries.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
This piece is from a columnist in Canada. Read it and let me know your thoughts.
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I had a blast! Thanks for the comments.
Very happy to welcome @jeanlacroix.bsky.social (U. Paris Saclay) at @tcdeconomics.bsky.social presenting at the @cephie.bsky.social his "Bankruptcy express".
January 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I had a blast! Thanks for the comments.
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Pour 70% des scientifiques ayant répondu à l'enquête de Nature, une des revues scientifiques les plus prestigieuses, le choix a l'air d'être fait...
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Pour 70% des scientifiques ayant répondu à l'enquête de Nature, une des revues scientifiques les plus prestigieuses, le choix a l'air d'être fait...
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Researchers using digitized photos or manuscripts in any manner in theirresearch, are invited to participate in this anonymous survey of McGill University (forms.office.com/r/nuqD9ZJzFq, 8-10 min to complete). (1/2)
Microsoft Forms
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January 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Researchers using digitized photos or manuscripts in any manner in theirresearch, are invited to participate in this anonymous survey of McGill University (forms.office.com/r/nuqD9ZJzFq, 8-10 min to complete). (1/2)
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Le 30 janvier, la Wittockiana organise une journée d’étude en marge de l’exposition L’Atelier du faux. J'y revendrai sur No vacancies et la limite entre l’ambiguïté qui place le spectateur ou la spectatrice dans un rôle actif et la tromperie qui manipule. www.brunogoosse.be/ambiguite-tr...
Ambiguïté trompeuse - brunoGOOSSE
30 janvier 2025, journée d’étude en marge de l’exposition L’Atelier du faux. Faux livres, fausses reliures, fausses identités, Wittockiana : Chaque jeudi, dès l’aube, la place du marché se couvre d’ét...
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January 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Le 30 janvier, la Wittockiana organise une journée d’étude en marge de l’exposition L’Atelier du faux. J'y revendrai sur No vacancies et la limite entre l’ambiguïté qui place le spectateur ou la spectatrice dans un rôle actif et la tromperie qui manipule. www.brunogoosse.be/ambiguite-tr...
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#Econsky I am excited to announce two new post-doctoral positions at UCLA. One on the m-carestudy.org and the other on the life-m.org project. Please apply!
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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
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January 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#Econsky I am excited to announce two new post-doctoral positions at UCLA. One on the m-carestudy.org and the other on the life-m.org project. Please apply!
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades remains safe and intact this morning, January 8, and will be closed at least through early next week.
While vegetation on the property has burned, Getty structures have been unaffected, and thankfully, both staff and collections are safe.
While vegetation on the property has burned, Getty structures have been unaffected, and thankfully, both staff and collections are safe.
January 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades remains safe and intact this morning, January 8, and will be closed at least through early next week.
While vegetation on the property has burned, Getty structures have been unaffected, and thankfully, both staff and collections are safe.
While vegetation on the property has burned, Getty structures have been unaffected, and thankfully, both staff and collections are safe.
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It's February at The Economic Journal ❤️
Lots of great papers, long (9) and short (2). Enjoy!
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Lots of great papers, long (9) and short (2). Enjoy!
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Volume 135 Issue 666 | The Economic Journal | Oxford Academic
The Economic Journal is the Royal Economic Society's flagship title, and is one of the founding journals of modern economics. The journal provides a platform for and imaginative economic research for ...
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January 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's February at The Economic Journal ❤️
Lots of great papers, long (9) and short (2). Enjoy!
academic.oup.com/ej/issue/135...
Lots of great papers, long (9) and short (2). Enjoy!
academic.oup.com/ej/issue/135...
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21th century #strawhouse addition on top of 20th century brick in Belgium.
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Photo: Tim van de Velde
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Photo: Tim van de Velde
December 13, 2024 at 1:43 PM
21th century #strawhouse addition on top of 20th century brick in Belgium.
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Photo: Tim van de Velde
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Photo: Tim van de Velde
I am extremely pleased to see that the Apple has made its comeback on the roof of the Magritte museum!
December 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM
I am extremely pleased to see that the Apple has made its comeback on the roof of the Magritte museum!
I was really impressed by the Fireflies exhibition at the Art & History Museum. A collaboration between La Cambre - École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels and the museum showcasing the works of young ceramists. Some of my favorites are below but all were worth seeing!
December 8, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I was really impressed by the Fireflies exhibition at the Art & History Museum. A collaboration between La Cambre - École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels and the museum showcasing the works of young ceramists. Some of my favorites are below but all were worth seeing!
J'étais ravi de pouvoir continuer la discussion autour du patrimoine (dans le cadre du Forum de Lobby au Musée Magritte) au micro de BXFM.
Le podcast est disponible ici:
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Le podcast est disponible ici:
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December 7, 2024 at 5:13 PM
J'étais ravi de pouvoir continuer la discussion autour du patrimoine (dans le cadre du Forum de Lobby au Musée Magritte) au micro de BXFM.
Le podcast est disponible ici:
lnkd.in/e2B2hJsC
Le podcast est disponible ici:
lnkd.in/e2B2hJsC
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Democratic norms can be internalized and transmitted within families. We observe that in 1940 France with @jeanlacroix.bsky.social & @koosterl.bsky.social 👇
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Political Dynasties in Defense of Democracy: The Case of France’s 1940 Enabling Act | The Journal of Economic History | Cambridge Core
Political Dynasties in Defense of Democracy: The Case of France’s 1940 Enabling Act - Volume 83 Issue 2
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December 4, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Democratic norms can be internalized and transmitted within families. We observe that in 1940 France with @jeanlacroix.bsky.social & @koosterl.bsky.social 👇
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V The Observer:
‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo..
This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
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‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo..
This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo
Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn from their mothers by order of the state. This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
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December 1, 2024 at 7:25 AM
V The Observer:
‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo..
This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo..
This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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NEW: Why do we always think crime is rising, even when it isn’t?
This week I looked at one of the big data mysteries. Britain is 2/3 less violent than the 1990s; thefts were higher pre-lockdown
Why, then, doesn’t it feel like it?
1/8
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/b63d...
This week I looked at one of the big data mysteries. Britain is 2/3 less violent than the 1990s; thefts were higher pre-lockdown
Why, then, doesn’t it feel like it?
1/8
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/b63d...
December 1, 2024 at 9:26 AM
NEW: Why do we always think crime is rising, even when it isn’t?
This week I looked at one of the big data mysteries. Britain is 2/3 less violent than the 1990s; thefts were higher pre-lockdown
Why, then, doesn’t it feel like it?
1/8
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/b63d...
This week I looked at one of the big data mysteries. Britain is 2/3 less violent than the 1990s; thefts were higher pre-lockdown
Why, then, doesn’t it feel like it?
1/8
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/b63d...
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A victim of the Terror that I did not know about!
'The animal is an enormous bit of surviving evidence of a period of so-called “rhinomania” that swept Europe at the end of the 18th century, with clocks, decorations and occasionally even wigs all styled to feature the shape of the animal.'
‘Photographs did not do it justice’: King Louis XV’s magnificent rhino is star of new London exhibition
After wowing the court of Versailles over 200 years ago, the jet-black beast is back in the spotlight at the Science Museum
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December 1, 2024 at 10:28 AM
A victim of the Terror that I did not know about!