Richard Veymiers : Director general and scientific director

Richard Veymiers is the Director General and Scientific Director of the Domaine & Royal Museum of Mariemont, where he leads a project focused on promoting cultural heritage by combining a commitment to excellence and scientific collaboration with inclusivity and accessibility to culture.

After earning a PhD in History, Art and Archaeology (University of Liège, 2008), he pursued an international career across diverse academic and museum contexts:

•  French School at Athens (2008–2011)
•  UMR 8210 Anhima, Paris (2013–2014)
•  Corpus Christi College, Oxford (2014–2015)
•  Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2016–2017)
•  Leiden University (2017–2018)

Beyond his directorship at Mariemont, he is a professor at the University of Liège, where since 2021 he has held a chair dedicated to museums and the promotion of cultural heritage.

Richard Veymiers is a specialist in archaeology and art history of Greek and Roman Antiquity. His research explores cultural interactions in the ancient Mediterranean and their expression through material cultures. The reception of Egypt and its gods by Greeks and Romans is among his primary research interests. His perspective on museum heritage is both anthropological and biographical.

Main research fields:

•  Cultural contacts and transfers in ancient societies
•  Reception of Antiquity through the ages
•  Cultural biography of objects and history of collections
•  Cultural heritage promotion in museums