The 7th edition of the Summer Course for the Study of the Arts in Flanders will focus on ‘The Age of Rubens’. A select group of 18 highly qualified young researchers are offered an intensive 11-day programme of lectures, discussions, and visits related to the age of Rubens. The Summer Course provides the participants with a clear insight into the Flemish art collections from the period at hand, as well as into the current state of research on the topic.

Thanks to the generous support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation’s History of Art Grants Program two US students and citizens are offered a grant allocated to the participation fee and travel costs of the Summer Course for the Study of the Arts in Flanders in 2023. The King Baudouin Foundation will administer this funding.

The core of the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) dates back to 1798. Today, the museum holds almost 20,000 works of art from the Middle Ages to the present day. The MSK is particularly well known as a knowledge centre for (Belgian) art from the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. It also houses a very extensive collection of art on paper. The collection is now accessible through an easily navigable and well designed website.

The temporary closure of St John's Hospital presents an excellent opportunity to examine Memling's masterpieces on site without removing them from their permanent storage environment. The new technical images will provide a basis for in-depth research in the future.

Last year, the Flemish Government acquired a bozzetto for James the Less (c. 1690–91) by Liège artist Jean Delcour. The Flemish masterpiece is on long-term loan to the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).