Partnerships, Media & Cultural Collaborations
I collaborate with cultural institutions, media, and partners to share women’s history in Haarlem through tours and storytelling.
Ongoing collaborations
Verwey Museum Haarlem — Women of Haarlem Walking Tour (2026– )
— Ongoing collaboration with the Verwey Museum Haarlem on a hybrid women’s history walking tour in Haarlem, combining a guided city walk with a highlights visit inside the museum. The programme launched on International Women’s Day 2026 and will resume in June as part of a continued effort to connect museum collections with stories from the city.
Recent highlights
Pop art history article about 5 Famous Women Collectors Who Build the World’s Greatest Collections for The Collector
—Author of an article for TheCollector on influential women collectors, from Isabella d’Este and Margaret of Austria to Isabella Stewart Gardner and Helen Frick. The piece examines their contributions to collecting, patronage, and cultural preservation, highlighting the lasting impact of women collectors on the history of art. You may read it here.
Opinion Piece in The Low Countries “Seeing the City Differently: Women’s History as Cultural Activism” (2026)
— The piece presents the conceptual foundation of the Women of Haarlem project, examining how I think historical research, storytelling, and public space intersect.
The article reflects on the structural absence of women in urban narratives and argues for a re-reading of the city through overlooked figures—from artists to resistance fighters—whose stories remain embedded in its streets. By combining art history, museum studies, and public engagement, the text positions walking tours as a method of making women’s history visible and accessible beyond academic contexts.
Written for an international audience, the article situates Haarlem within broader discussions on representation, memory, and the role of cultural initiatives in reshaping historical narratives.
Podcast Feature: Dutch Art & Design Today (2026)
— Guest on the podcast Dutch Art & Design Today, in conversation with John Bezold, discussing my research on early modern art, women artists, and the history of taste in Dutch and Flemish painting. The episode explores how artistic reputations are shaped over time, from figures such as Titian and Peter Paul Rubens to Frans Hals, and how these shifts influence art historical narratives today.
Drawing on my academic background in Renaissance art and my Master’s research at Utrecht University, we discuss the visibility of women artists in museum collections, including questions of display, acquisition, and institutional change. The conversation also reflects on my work at the RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History and on the broader role of public history in making overlooked stories accessible across museums, cities, and audiences.
Alongside this, I speak about founding the Women of Haarlem project in Haarlem, and how research can move beyond the archive into public engagement through walking tours and storytelling. The episode was a personal and engaging conversation with a valued colleague, connecting academic research with wider audiences.
Radio România Cultural — Ilustrată din Amsterdam (2025)
— Interviewed by Claudia Marcu for the cultural programme Ilustrată din Amsterdam (Postcard from Amsterdam), discussing my research on women artists and my contribution to the exhibition catalogue Unforgettable. Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750. The conversation focused on the historical visibility of women artists and the importance of bringing their stories into public discourse.
Through ongoing radio contributions, I engage with international audiences and share insights from my work in women’s history, including the development of walking tours in Haarlem. Radio offers an accessible and far-reaching platform to connect research, storytelling, and public engagement across borders.
Erfgoed Jong Webinar — International Women’s Day (2025)
— Invited speaker for an International Women’s Day webinar organised by Erfgoed Jong, focused on research and public engagement in women’s history. I presented the development and mission of the women’s history walking tours in Haarlem, highlighting how historical research can be translated into accessible public storytelling.
The talk forms part of a broader effort to make underrepresented women visible through lectures, guided tours, and collaborations. By sharing the project within a network of heritage and history professionals, the webinar contributed to ongoing conversations about representation, public history, and the role of storytelling in reshaping historical narratives. Fun!
Exhibition Catalogue: Unforgettable. Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750 (2026)
— Contributed an original research article to the official catalogue of Unforgettable, a major international exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent dedicated to women artists in the Low Countries. The exhibition brings together works by more than 40 women active between 1600 and 1750 and is the first large-scale retrospective of its kind, reshaping the art historical narrative of the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age.
My contribution is based on my Master’s thesis research at Utrecht University and focuses on women artists whose work has been historically overlooked. As one of the youngest contributors to the publication, I was part of a broader scholarly effort to re-evaluate the role and visibility of women in early modern art. The catalogue forms a lasting academic counterpart to the exhibition and contributes to ongoing international research on women’s artistic production in the seventeenth century.
The Nationale Hannie Schaft Stichting Joined Our Walk (July 2025)
— During a women’s history walking tour in Haarlem, chairman Hans Bakker attended and contributed additional historical context on resistance fighter Hannie Schaft.
The exchange enriched the tour’s narrative and led to continued contact with the foundation. Following this collaboration, the tour and its focus on women in resistance were featured in the foundation’s annual newsletter. The collaboration reflects an ongoing exchange around public history, remembrance, and the role of women in wartime narratives.
Our tour was then featured in the annual newsletter of the foundation.
Zij Route Women of Haarlem x Spoken Womxn x Souk (Poetry Circle, 2025)
— A collaborative poetic city walk in Haarlem that brought women’s history into dialogue with spoken word and music. I provided the historical research that informed new performances on figures including Kenau, Hannie Schaft, Susanna Dumion, and Judith Leyster. I also guided the walk, weaving historical context throughout the route. The project was covered in Haarlems Dagblad.
Articles: Women Artists in Dutch Painting (2024)
— Author of two articles for TheCollector on overlooked women artists in Dutch Golden Age painting, focusing on Judith Leyster and Rachel Ruysch. The pieces explore their artistic contributions, historical reception, and the reasons their work was long overshadowed within art history.
Written for an international audience, these articles translate academic research into accessible narratives, contributing to a broader effort to increase the visibility of women artists in museum and public discourse.
