I am a historian of early modern science, art, and knowledge based at the Humanities Cluster of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam, where I am a senior researcher and a member of NL-Lab. Together with Irene van Renswoude, I lead the department Knowledge and Art Practices at the Huygens Institute for Dutch History and Culture. My research interests are the role of material culture and sensory perception in the production and exchange of knowledge in the early modern period, in particular in the realms of food, medicine, chemistry, and art.
My current research focuses on the question how we can understand historical epistemologies of food and taste. This research is funded by various grants, such as an inaugural KNAW Early Career Award (2019), an NWO Aspasia Premium (2021), an NWO XS grant (2023), and most recently, a two million euro European Research Council Consolidator Grant (2023). The latter funds the five-year research project PRESERVARE: Large-scale conservation of perishable foodstuffs in the Low Countries, 1600-1800, which starts in September 2024.
Read my personal research blog, The Medicine Chest, check my Academia.edu profile, my LinkedIn profile, or follow me on Bluesky if you want to know more about my work. My full CV can be downloaded here.
I am happy to give public and academic talks and workshops about my research, and open to collaborations with both academic and other organizations. If you would like to contact me, please send an email to info@mariekehendriksen.nl or use the contact form below.
Marieke Hendriksen 