Werkgroep 18e Eeuw

Burgerhart lecture

Once a year, the Werkgroep 18e Eeuw invites an eminent scholar to reflect on the current affairs in the field of the Enlightenment. The Burgerhart lecture is named after the protagonist of the novel in letters Historie van mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart (Story of Miss Sara Burgerhart), written by A. Wolff and E. Deken in 1782. Sara is the model of a young woman trying to be as good a citizen as possible. Read the novel on the DBNL website here.

Felix Meritis
The lecture will be held at Felix Meritis, the most important Dutch building from the Enlightenment period. The society Felix Meritis first occupied the building in 1788. In it, different departments of the society were active: for music, trade, physics, draughtsmanship and literature. The former temple of the Enlightenment is now a European centre for arts, culture and science. You can find more information here.

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