Drs. Andrea A. Kroon (1968) is working as an art historian for Kroon & Wagtberg Hansen in The Hague, The Netherlands. She has specialized in visual arts, interior decoration and design between 1850 and 1950, and has been studying the material culture of freemasonry and the cultural heritage of western esoteric currents since 1993. She currently combines working for various museum, exhibition and publication projects with her PhD research on the subject of 'The influence of Dutch freemasons on the cultural and commercial exchange with Asia (1734-1853), and the material culture resulting from this exchange' (University of Leiden, Fac. of Art History). Since 2001 Kroon is chairwoman of the OVN, Foundation for the advancement of the academic study of the history of freemasonry in the Netherlands (Stichting ter bevordering van wetenschappelijk Onderzoek naar de geschiedenis van de Vrijmetselarij in Nederland). The Foundation provides research grants to students and scholars, and participates in heritage projects. For more information, please contact: info@stichtingovn.nl, or see: http://www.stichtingovn.nl, http://ovnnews.blogspot.com (English), http://stichtingovn.blogspot.com (Dutch). Kroon regularly contributes to a blog on art and culture around 1900 at: http://kwh-nieuws.blogspot.com

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´Understanding Symbolic and Masonic Historical Gardens: New Insights into a Neglected Category of Cultural Heritage´ (co-author Jan A.M. Snoek)
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'The Material Culture of Freemasonry in the Netherlands. History, Destruction, Preservation'
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Archiefwijzer maconnieke archieven Author(s): Andrea Kroon Editor(s): Audrey Wagtberg Hansen Publisher(s): Stichting OVN Read more

Geheim Den Haag. Vrijmetselaarstempels en andere esoterische gebouwen in Den Haag rond 1900 Author(s): Andrea Kroon / Audrey Wagtberg Hansen Publisher(s): De Nieuwe Haagsche Read more

Henri Verstijnen, 1880-1940. Beeldend kunstenaar en theosoof Author(s): Audrey Wagtberg Hansen, Andrea Kroon Publisher(s): Waanders Read more

Masonic and Esoteric Heritage. A New Perspective for Art and Heritage Policies Author(s): A. Kroon, M. Bax, W.J. Hanegraaff et al Editor(s): A. Kroon, M. Bax Publisher(s): Stichting OVN Read more

Symbolism in 18th Century Gardens. The Influence of Intellectual and Esoteric Currents, such as Freemasonry Author(s): J.A.M. Snoek, M. Scholl, A.A. Kroon et al Editor(s): J.A.M. Snoek, M. Scholl, A.A. Kroon Publisher(s): Stichting OVN Read more