Tag: Catharijneconvent
Faith and research, do they go together? Science and religion through the centuries in the Catharijneconvent
On one of the walls hangs a portrait of Henrietta Lacks, made especially for the exhibition. Henrietta was an African-American woman who died in 1951 from cervical cancer. A few…
New director of Utrecht’s Catharijneconvent museum
“I look forward to working with the team on the development of Museum Catharijneconvent. I am also happy to contribute to this beautiful museum based on my personal involvement in…
Museum Catharijneconvent wants to expand to handle growing visitor numbers
Together with previous renovations and expansions of the Central Museum, University Museum and the Miffy Museum, this expansion will further strengthen the museum quarter and provide “more space for culture,…
Catharijneconvent opens exhibition about Adrianus: the only Utrecht Pope ever
“He was an honest, principled man, as Pope in a difficult place in a difficult time,” says Christiaan Veldman, curator of the exhibition in Utrecht. The church was also in…