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Lecture “Where Art and Life Sciences Meet” at the Center for Netherlandish Art, Boston
Jan Miense Molenaer, Peasants Carousing (detail), 1662. Oil on canvas. Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund.
Thu, Sep 22 - Thu, Sep 22 2022
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Where Art and Life Sciences Meet
Thursday, September 22, 2022
6:30 pm–7:45 pm
Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium (Auditorium 161)
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How can Dutch art from the 17th century propel conversations and inspire creative thinking today, especially when it comes to managing the ongoing COVID-19 global health crisis? At this event, copresented by the Center for Netherlandish Art and Netherlands Innovation Network, join a conversation between professors from different disciplines to explore art, health, and disease in society and times of pandemic—then and now—and take a closer look at the pivotal roles the Netherlands and Greater Boston have played in health innovation through the centuries.
Speakers
Marisa Bass, professor of the History of Art, Yale University
David S. Jones, A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, Harvard University
Moderated by Cristela Guerra, arts and culture reporter, WBUR
In partnership with the Netherlands Innovation Network in Boston.