The Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade Conference 2025 is organised by the Museum Plantin-Moretus, University of Antwerp, KU Leuven, Utrecht University, and Northumbria University as part of the FWO research project ‘Partners in Innovation. Women Publishers as Knowledgeable Agents in the Low Countries' Book Trade (1550-1750)’.
When
Wednesday 5 until Friday 7 November 2025
Programme
Venues
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Pre-conference activities, keynote lecture, and opening reception
- Museum Plantin-Moretus
- Address: Vrijdagmarkt 22, Antwerp
- How to get there
Thursday 6 November 2025
Parallel sessions at two heritage sites:
- Heritage Library Hendrik Conscience
- Address: Hendrik Conscienceplein 4, Antwerp
- How to get there
- Letterenhuis
- Address: Minderbroedersstraat 22, 2000 Antwerp
- How to get there
- Conference dinner: to be announced
Friday 7 November 2025
Keynote lecture, sessions, and closing reception
- Rubenshuis – conference center ‘Kolveniershof’
- Address: Kolveniersstraat 16, Antwerpen
- How to get there
Registration
- Conference fee 5-7 November 2025: 95 euro
- Conference fee 5-7 November 2025 with dinner: 160 euro
Registration opens in August. More information will be provided.
Organizing committee
- Nina Geerdink (Utrecht University)
- Kristof Selleslach (Museum Plantin-Moretus)
- Lieke van Deinsen (KU Leuven)
- Zanna Van Loon (Museum Plantin-Moretus)
- Helen Williams (Northumbria University)
- Patricia Stoop (University of Antwerp)
