On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the UN International Year of the Family (1994-2004), INTAMS co-organized an exhibition under the title ¿Familia Sacra? on family life in contemporary European art.
This event also included a lecture series about the place and meaning of family in Europe today.

Status quaestionis: Family Life in Europe

28 September 2004
Wilfried Dumon, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Une politique familiale?

5 October 2004
Luk Bouckaert, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
William Lay, Confederation of Family Organizations in the European Union
Adriana Opromolla, Commission of the Bishop's Conferences of the European Union
Jérôme Vignon, European Commission
Alison Woodward, Free University of Brussels

Family in Art: Conventions in Family Group Portraits

12 October 2004
Frauke Laarmann, University of Amsterdam

Intimité de jardin secret dans les relations familiales

19 October 2004
Attilio Danese, University of Teramo
Giulia Paola Di Nicola, University of Chieti