Laura Kollwelter is an experienced art professional currently serving as an Assistante scientifique BePAPER at the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique since September 2020. Previously, Laura held the position of Assistante scientifique at the Musée national d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg from June 2018 to March 2020. Additional experience includes freelance guiding for various institutions and roles as Chercheuse Scientifique and Assistante de galerie at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Galerie MLF Marie-Laure Fleisch, respectively. Laura's educational background includes a Master en Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie from Université libre de Bruxelles and an Erasmus degree from Università La Sapienza di Roma.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium offer 6 Museums with over 20.000 paintings, drawings and sculptures ranging from the 15th to the 21st Century. Discover Belgium’s art treasures which yearly attract over 600,000 people from all over the world! Set in a large and prestigious neo-classical building in the heart of Brussels, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts gather world class collections: - With 230 art works and archive documents, the Magritte Museum features the world’s largest collection of this Belgian artist’s oeuvre. Immerse yourself in the surrealist universe of René Magritte, walking alongside his paintings, gouaches, drawings, sculptures, painted objects, but also his advertising posters, musical scores, photographs and films. - The Old Masters Museum showcases the second largest collection in the world of Pieter Bruegel! Discover the marvelous works of Peter Paul Rubens next to other masterpieces from the former Southern Netherlands and the Flemish, French and Italian schools. Bosch, Memling, van Dyck, Jordaens, van der Weyden and many others are awaiting your visit. - The Fin-de-Siècle Museum highlights Brussels in its glory as artistic capital during the 1900s. Literature, opera, music, architecture, photography and poetry: all creative fields are represented. It is definitely a must-see for all lovers of Art Nouveau! - The Modern Museum offers a rotating selection of Modern and Contemporary art starting from Jacques-Louis David’s “Death of Marat” to present day acclaimed artworks. On top of these 4 museums located in the city centre, you can visit the home-studios of Antoine Wiertz and Constantin Meunier for free during the week. Explore the universe that inspired these Belgian painters and sculptors to create their impressive works. Besides these permanent collections, the Museums frequently organize exhibitions.