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Henriëtte (Jet) van Krieken-Pieters

1961 –
Buddhism, Buddhas of Bamiyan, Kabul museum, cultural heritage, cultural heritage protection, international law, VOC
Afghanistan, Laos

Curriculum vitae

1961born in Heemstede, the Netherlands
…Stedelijk Gymnasium, Leiden
…MA history of art, Groningen University
…degree LLM (Masters of Law) at Groningen University
…lecturer at Webster University, Leiden, U.S., Thailand

Special activities and positions

  • Organizer of the International Seminar on Van Wuysthoff, Vientiane, Laos
  • Organizer and maker of the exhibition on Van Wuysthoff in the National Museum in Vientiane, Laos
  • Consultant in the National Museum Laos for the American Embassy in Vientiane
  • Consultant for the UNDP on cultural heritage conventions Laos
  • Secretary of the Society of the Preservation of Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage (SPACH)
  • World wide Travel guide for SRC cultural holidays

Publications

2000  “De bescherming van Afghanistans culturele erfgoed: idealisme of werkelijkheid?” Boekmancahier 46: 374-385.
– “The Buddhas of Bamiyan: challenged witnesses of Afghanistan’s forgotten past.” Newsletter of the International Institute for Asian Studies 23, 14.
2002  “Afghanistan’s shattered cultural heritage: hope for reconstruction?” In: La tutela del patrimonio culturale in caso di conflitto, Napoli, pp. 305-316.
– “The Buddhas of Bamiyan and beyond: the quest for an effective protection of cultural property.” In: K. Warikoo (ed.), Bamiyan: challenge to world heritage, New Delhi, Bhavana Books and Prints, pp. 206-229.
2003  “Boeddhistische kunst in Afghanistan: opkomst, neergang en wedergeboorte?” Kwartaalblad Boeddhisme 31: 48-52.
2006  Editor of: Art and archaeology of Afghanistan: its fall and survival: a multi-disciplinary approach, Leiden-Boston : Brill (Handbook of Oriental Studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik Section 8, Central Asia 14).
– “Dilemmas in the cultural heritage field: the Afghan case and the lessons for the future.” In: Ibidem, pp. 201-225.
– “Afghanistan’s cultural heritage: an exceptional case?” In: Archaeology, cultural heritage, and the antiquities trade, Gainesville, FL [etc.]: University Press of Florida, pp. 227-235.
2007  & Jeroen Rikkerink, “ ‘Klippen veel hooger als de Wester Thooren’: de reis van VOC-koopman Van Wuysthoff naar Laos (1641).” Geschiedenis Magazine 42,4: 39-43.
2010  Editor of: Van Wuysthoff and the Lan Xang Kingdom: a Dutch merchant’s visit to Laos in 1641, Leiden: Ginkgo Publishers.
– “Van Wuysthoff’s ‘Journael’ in perspective: the King, Lao buddhism and the environment.” In: Ibidem, pp. 73-103.