PAN PODIUM

With the kind support of Het Cultuurfonds PAN Podium offers the visitors of PAN Amsterdam a varied program full of inspiring talks and interactive presentations. The many diverse art disciplines, the art market and the fun of collecting are central to this. This year, the programming per day will be centered around a different theme, from museums to young collectors and from jewelery to old masters. All fair visitors are welcome to this daily changing programme.

Program 2023

Sunday 19

CULTURE OF COLLECTING

Sunday
19

CULTURE OF COLLECTING

THE CULTURE OF COLLECTING 

11:30-13:00 Hours
YOUNG COLLECTORS CIRCLE | BOEKLANCERING OF "HET GROTE KUNSTKOOPBOEK" (NL)

Young Collectors Circle is the platform for novice art collectors. The official book launch of "Het Grote Kunstkoopboek" takes place on the PAN Podium. Authors of the book and founders of Young Collectors Circle, Nienke van der Wal and Nadine van den Bosch, engage in a discussion about the book's writing process. 

VERENIGING REMBRANDT | TALKS

14:00 -14:45 Hours 
AZIATISCHE KUNST (NL)

Vereniging Rembrandt engages in conversation with Liesbeth Ouwehand, former curator of Photography at Museum Volkenkunde, about the acquisition of contemporary Chinese art.

15:00 - 15:45 Hours
SIERADEN (NL)

Joining this discussion is visual artist and jewelry designer Gijs Bakker, who, along with Vereniging Rembrandt, talks about museum jewelry.

16:00 - 16:45 Hours 
DIGITALE KUNST (NL)

In this talk, Vereniging Rembrandt speaks with director Saskia Bak of Museum Arnhem about contemporary video art.

Monday 20

ACROSS ASIA

Monday
20

ACROSS ASIA

ACROSS ASIA

12.00 – 12.45 Hours 
CULTOURA CAFÉ | MODERNISME IN OEZBEKISTAN (NL)

Art historian and writer Sjeng Scheijen specializes in Russian art and sheds light on surprising artworks originating from the Silk Road, Central Asia. He also discusses one of the largest collections of modernist painting from the Savitsky Museum, often referred to as the 'Louvre of the Kara Kum Desert' in Uzbekistan.

13.00 – 13.45 Hours
MEET THE EXPERT | ACROSS ASIA (ENG)

In collaboration with VHOK, art historian Ellen Hooghoudt engages in conversations with various PAN participants about Asian art. Floris van der Ven (Vanderven Oriental Art), Nicholas Grindley (Nicholas Grindley LLC), and Chris Uhlenbeck (Hotei Japanese Prints) provide insights into objects on display at the fair.


14.00 – 14.45 Hours 
COLONIAL CONTEXT (ENG)

Martha Visser, art law and restitution lawyer at Bergh Stoop & Sanders, monitors discussions with Pieter Ariëns Kappers, legal advisor and chairman of VHOK, Wouter Veraart, Professor of Encyclopedia of Law and Legal Philosophy, and Adieyatna Fajri, PhD candidate at Pressing Matter and NIOD, about developments in provenance research and restitution concerning colonial heritage.

DE KONINKLIJKE VERENIGING VAN VRIENDEN DER AZIATISCHE KUNST | TALKS

15.00 – 15.45 Hours
AMSTERDAM MUSEUM: KERAMIEKSCHOUW (NL)

Thijs Boers, the Decorative Arts Curator of Amsterdam Museum, and Laura Smeets, the European Ceramics Curator of the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, discuss the Amsterdam Museum Asian Ceramics collection. 


16.00 – 16.45 Hours
KERAMIEK IN CONTEXT: DE DIGITALE ONTSLUITING VAN AZIATISCHE KERAMIEK (NL)

Aziatischekeramiek.nl shows Asian ceramics from different Dutch collections to share its beauty with a bigger audience. Denise Campbell, Curator of Asian Ceramics at the Princessehof Ceramics Museum, talks about museum collaborations and the creation of the website.

17.00– 17:45 Hours 
105 JAAR KVVAK (NL)
Vice-president of the KVVAK, Renée Steenbergen, engages in conversations with members and donors about the latest additions to the KVVAK collection.

Tuesday 21

DIGITAL PALETTE

Tuesday
21

DIGITAL PALETTE

DIGITAL PALETTE

12.00 – 12.45 Hours
THE ART WORLD ENCRYPTED | CAN BLOCKCHAIN TACKLE OWNERSHIP CHALLENGES? (ENG) 

Martha Visser, a lawyer specializing in art and intellectual property at Bergh Stoop &
Sanders, engages in a conversation with James Ratcliffe, a legal expert at The Art Loss Register, Jetse Sprey, a blockchain specialist and co-founder of Versteeg Wigman Sprey Advocaten, and Paul Kerckhoffs, a former notary and founder of Provenance+, about challenges in ownership registration within the blockchain.

13.00 – 13.45 Hours                    
MEET THE EXPERT | DIGITAL PALETTE (ENG) 

In collaboration with VHOK, design expert Jeroen Junte talks to PAN participant Marsha Plotnitsky (The Merchant House) about digital artist Mary Sue.


TABLEAU MAGAZINE | TALKS 

14.00 – 14.45 Hours                  
INTERNET ART (NL)

Design expert Jeroen Junte discusses the bridge between the internet and art in physical space with Anne de Jong, curator and gallery manager at Upstream Gallery, and artist Jan Robert Leegte.

15.00 – 15.45 Hours                    
NIEUWE INSTITUUT | REBOOT. (NL)

Design expert Jeroen Junte talks to Sanneke Huisman, curator at LIMA and digitale cultuur expert at Nieuwe Instituut, Klaas Kuitenbrouwer, about the groundbreaking digital art exhibition REBOOT. in Rotterdam, curated by Huisman and Kuitenbrouwer.  

BUSINESS EVENING 


16.00 - 16.45 Hours                            
VERENIGING BEDRIJFSCOLLECTIES NEDERLAND | HOE VERZAMEL JE DIGITAAL? (NL)

Wende Wallert, curator at VU Art Science Gallery, discusses all aspects of collecting digital art with Els Drummen, curator at CODA Apeldoorn, Jorrit van Bavel, curator at Albert Heijn Kunst Stichting, Gaby Wijers, director of LIMA, and artist Harm van den Dorpel.

17.00 - 17.45 Hours                   
AMSTERDAM ART | NIEUWE INSPIRATIE IN HET AMSTERDAMSE MUSEUMLANDSCHAP (NL)

Martina Halsema, Director of Amsterdam Art, talks to Merel van Helsdingen (Director of NXT Museum), Marian Duff (Director of OSCAM), and Mariette Dölle (Director of De Oude Kerk) about new opportunities and innovation in the changing museum landscape and the role of new media. 

18:00 - 18.45 Hours
ART FIX | DIGITAL LEARNING AND COLLECTING (NL)

Art Fix is an online art platform that makes contemporary art accessible to everyone. Stories are told through videos, podcasts, online city guides, and limited editions. Founders Yvette van Caldenborgh and Ingrid Heideman introduce the digital platform and launch a limited edition by Joep van Lieshout on PAN Podium.

Wednesday 22

STIJLICOON

Wednesday
22

STIJLICOON

STIJLICOON

12.00 – 12.45 Hours
CODA | HET SIERAAD ALS BEELDENDE KUNST (NL)

Carin Reinders, art historian and Director-Manager of CODA Apeldoorn, engages in a conversation with two renowned jewelry artists, Evert Nijland and Beppe Kessler, about their professional practice and material experiments in the CODA ExperienceLab.

13.00 – 13:45 Hours                  
MEET THE EXPERT | STIJLICOON (NL)

In collaboration with VHOK, special occasion shopper Marjolein van Rooij-Roeloffzen engages in conversation with various PAN participants about jewelry. Inez Stodel (Kunsthandel Inez Stodel), Marjan Sterk (Marjan Sterk Fine Art Jewellery), and Ward Schrijver (Galerie Rob Koudijs) provide insights on objects on display at the fair.

14.00 – 14:45 Hours
DIVA ANTWERPEN | SCHITTEREND IN DE MODE (NL)

Curator Catherine Regout of DIVA museum in Antwerp gives a whirlwind overview of the key developments in diamond jewelry over the past 500 years. Among other topics, she discusses the impact of fashion on and the sourcing of diamonds.
 
15.00 – 15:45 Hours                            
KUNSTMUSEUM DEN HAAG | ROYALS & REBELS (NL)

From Vivienne Westwood to Alexander McQueen, the Royals & Rebels exhibition showcases how influential the British are in fashion history. Madelief Hohé, Curator of Fashion and Costume of Kunstmuseum, discusses the museum's fashion and costume collection and the new Royals & Rebels exhibition.


16.00 – 16:45 Hours                
DUTCH FASHION FOUNDATION | THE ART OF FASHION (NL)

What are the boundaries between fashion and art? What opportunities do the physical and digital developments offer contemporary fashion designers and artists? Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium winners Bas Kosters and Tessa de Boer of MAISON the FAUX, and Fleur van Maarschalkerwaart of STUDIO ULTRADELUXE, discuss these topics with Eva Olde Monnikhof of Dutch Fashion Foundation


17.00 - 17.45 Hours                    
AMSTERDAM FASHION WEEK | THE FUTURE IN FASHION (NL)

Amsterdam Fashion Week’s Director Dani Bles and Art-Director at 8 The Agency Simone Baltik take the lead in a captivating conversation with fashion industry pioneers Alljan Moehamad, Deyrinio Fraenk, David Mahyari and and Desiree Kleinen about their perspective on the future of fashion. 

Thursday 23

POWER OF THE PORTAIT

Thursday
23

POWER OF THE PORTAIT

POWER OF THE PORTRAIT 

11.00 – 11:45 Hours
VIND MAGAZINE | PORTRETTEN OP STEENGOED (NL)

Where do the bearded portraits on stoneware jugs come from? Archaeologist Sebastiaan Ostkamp and author for Vind magazine shed light on the iconographic meanings and the use of face masks on stoneware.

12.00 – 12.45 Hours
FACES OF TODAY | IDENTITEIT, EXPRESSIE EN EMPOWERMENT (NL)

What can portraits teach us about society and the world we live in today? From intimate self-portraits to mysterious depictions of others, this lecture, presented by Dr. Timea Andrea Lelik (art historian and lecturer in fashion and art history at AFA), delves into the rich history and contemporary significance of the portrait art genre..

13.00 - 13.45 Hours
MEET THE EXPERT | POWER OF THE PORTRAIT (NL)

In collaboration with VHOK, art historian, consultant, and owner of Wieg Inventory Brokers, Kati Wieg, discusses with various PAN participants the topic of portraiture. Jonathan den Otter (Den Otter Fine Art), Bob Albricht (Kunstgalerij Albricht), and Paul Wilms (Galerie Wilms) provide insights into objects on display at the fair.

14.00 – 14.45 Hours
MUSEUM PANORMA MESDAG| KINDEREN VAN DE HAAGSE SCHOOL: SPELEN, WERKEN, OVERLEVEN (NL) 

The new exhibition, "Kinderen van de Haagse School," portrays the lives of children in Mesdag's time from various perspectives. Adrienne Quarles van Ufford, Head of Museal Affairs and Curator of Museum Panorama Mesdag, offers a unique glimpse into the world of children at the end of the nineteenth century through the works of Hague School painters.

CODART | TALKS

15.00 – 15.30 Hours
CODART X WEISS GALLERY (ENG)

Maartje Beekman, Director of CODART, introduces CODART and their support group, Friends of CODART. Followed by a conversation between Martine Lambrechtsen, board member of Friends of CODART and director of Weiss Gallery (both a participant and patron of CODART), Charles Mackay, about the trade in old master portraits.

15.45 - 16.15 Hours
KMSKA | KRASSE KOPPEN (NL)

Koen Bulckens, curator at KMSKA discusses Looking at faces: the tronies exhibition in Antwerp and Dublin.

16.30 - 17.00 Hours
RKD | ANGELA JAGER (NL)

Angela Jager, curator at RKD talks about art-historical detective work: reuniting a family portrait by Cornelis de Vos.

17.15 - 17.45 Hours
MAURITSHUIS | JUSTINE RINNOOY KAN (NL)

Justine Rinnooy Kan, curator at the Mauritshuis and formerly at the National Gallery in London talks about Frans Hals and the exhibition in London and Amsterdam.

ART EVENING

20.00 - 20.45 Hours
JAN DIRK VAN DER BURG | EEN BEDWELMEND MOOIE KIJKE OP KUNST (NL)

Former Fotograaf des Vaderlands Jan Dirk van der Burg shows you a progressive view of the concept of beauty, bringing the Stendhal Syndrome from Florence to PAN Podium. Fasten your seatbelts!


 

Friday 24

SCULPTURAL DIALOGUES

Friday
24

SCULPTURAL DIALOGUES

SCULPTURAL DIALOGUES

12.00 – 12.45 Hours                           
CULTOURA CAFÉ | TUINEN VAN VERWONDERING (NL)

This talk by Ernst Veen (former director of De Nieuwe Kerk and Hermitage Amsterdam) is dedicated to the most beautiful sculpture gardens in the world where art and nature merge. The talk is named after the eponymous TV series 'Tuinen van verwondering' from 2020 on NPO, which was later compiled into a richly illustrated book with background stories about the visited gardens and artworks.

13.00 – 13.45 Hours          
MEET THE EXPERT | SCULPTURAL DIALOGUES (NL)

In collaboration with VHOK, art historian, consultant, and owner of Wieg Inventory Brokers, Kati Wieg, talks to various PAN participants about sculpture. Mieke Zilverberg (Kunsthandel Mieke Zilverberg), Erik Bijzet (Erik Bijzet Sculpture and Works of Art), and Tyr Baudouin (Galerie Lowet de Wotrenge) provide insights into objects on display at the fair.


14.00 – 14.45 Hours                          
KRÖLLER-MÜLLER MUSEUM | DE BELEVING VAN KUNST EN NATUUR (NL)

Head of Presentation at the Kröller-Müller Museum, Jannet de Goede, discusses the creation of the sculpture garden by Bram Hammacher, the museum's director from 1947-1963. She also explains how the sculpture garden has further developed since its opening in 1961, partly as a result of acquisitions by subsequent directors: Rudi Oxenaar, Evert van Straaten, and Lisette Pelsers.


15.00 – 15.45 Hours                           
WAF | HOW TO GROW A SCULPTURE GARDEN? (ENG)

Helena Stork and Peter Deckers. Founders of World Art Foundations, a global platform connecting art foundations, will be joined by her director Clare Hindle. They will engage in a discussion with Sietske van Zanten (director of LAM Museum), Brigitte Bloksma (director of Museum Beelden Aan Zee), and Barbara Bos (head of exhibitions at Museum Voorlinden) about the evolvement of sculpture in today’s world.


DE INTERIEUR CLUB | TALKS

16.00 – 16.45 Hours                    
WHEN DESIGN MEETS ART (NL)

Mark Timo, co-founder of De Interieur Club, talks to design curator and founder of Masterly, Nicole Uniquole, about the cross-pollinations in the world of art and design.


17.00 - 18.00 Hours                 
VORMGEVEN MET KUNST (ENG)

Gertrude van den Brink, co-founder of De Interieur Club, engages in conversation with Krista van Oudheusden, founder of AtKris, Mia Karlova, founder of Mia Karlova Galerie and the new editor-in-chief of Residence Magazine, Carlein Kieboom, about the use of art and design in interior design.

Saturday 25

NATURA ARTIS MAGISTRA

Saturday
25

NATURA ARTIS MAGISTRA

NATURA ARTIS MAGISTRA

12.00 – 12.45 Hours   
HOE ERVAAR JE ARTIS ALS...(NL)

During his residency at ARTIS, artist Floris Schönfeld explored the relationship between animals, humans, and Artificial Intelligence. Schönfeld presents excerpts from his video work and reflects on his experiences together with author and animal caretaker Job van Tol.

13.00 – 13.45 Hours           
MEET THE EXPERT | NATURA ARTIS MAGISTRA (NL)

In collaboration with VHOK, author and animal caretaker Job van Tol discusses art in relation to nature with various PAN participants. Dickie Zebregs (Zebregs&Röell Fine Art and Antiques) and Michiel Vanderheijden van Tinteren and Roel Moonen van Atelier Les Deux Garçons (Jaski Gallery) provide insights into objects on display at the fair.

VERENIGING VAN NEDERLANDSE KUNSTHISTORICI | MASTERCLASSES 

14.00 - 14.45 Hours      
THIJS WESTSTEIJN: DE TOEKOMST VAN HET VERLEDEN (NL)

Thijs Weststeijn, Professor of Art History at Utrecht University, presents his new book, "De toekomst van het verleden." The climate crisis threatens historical heritage worldwide, demanding new ways to approach history. Weststeijn provides an overview of this urgent topic and offers suggestions for solutions.

15.00 – 16.00 Hours    
MEET THE SCHOLAR: THE NATURE OF ART HISTORY (NL)

Various art historians take you into the world of art historical research and offer their perspectives on unique objects.
15.00 - 15.20 uur    
Junior Conservator at the Rijksmuseum, Julia Kantelberg, discusses spiders at the Rijksmuseum.           
15.20 - 15.40 Hours    
Curator of Contemporary Art at the Centraal Museum, Laurie Cluitmans, talks about The Botanical Revolution.
15.40 - 16.00 Hours    
Head of Collections and Exhibitions at the Frans Hals Museum, Marrigje Rikken, discusses the presence of a turtle in Cornelis van Haarlem's kitchen scene.

16.00 - 17.00 Hours      
VNK x PAN SCRIPTIEPRIJS (NL) 

Supported by the PAN Education Fund, the VNK x PAN Thesis Award will be presented for the second time. Nominees will give a brief presentation. Afterwards the jury will announce the winner of the PAN Thesis Award 2023.

17:00 – 17:45 Hours    
ArtTable x  MUSEUM KRANENBURGH: KUNST & NATUUR (NL)

ArtTable, in collaboration with PAN's Museum Spotlight: Museum Kranenburgh, presents a panel discussion on the relationship between art and nature. ArtTable engages in a conversation with artist Diana Scherer about the relationship between humans and their environment, the business director of Museum Kranenburgh Adriana González Hulshof about the museum's perspective on art and nature, and the initiator of the website Land Art Nederland Renee Schuiten-Kniepstra about artworks related to the Dutch landscape.

Sunday 26

TUSSEN KUNST EN KIDS

Sunday
26

TUSSEN KUNST EN KIDS

TUSSEN KUNST EN KIDS

14.00-16.00 Hours

KINDERWORKSHOP: TEKEN JE EIGEN DROOMHUIS
Children's book author Manon Berns, known for the Blockbusters series, talks about her new children's book, "De vernielde beeldentuin van Niki de Saint Phalle". Following, there will be a workshop with materials from Royal Talens where drawing prodigy Ellen Hooghoudt demonstrates how to create your own colorful dream house (inspired by Niki de Saint Phalle's houses).