Director of Museum Voorlinden, Suzanne Swarts, did the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht and then studied art marketing at the University of Groningen. In 2006, she became curator of the Caldic Collection, the art collection of Joop van Caldenborgh. Together with him, she built Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar, which opened its doors in 2016. From this position, she gives relevant contemporary art a stage. We are curious if beauty plays a role in these choices.

Cosmetic physician Drs. Robert Schoemacher is the leading doctor in the field of cosmetic treatments in the Netherlands. With over thirty years of experience, he is the specialist in the field of injectables. You probably know him because of his many TV appearances. The author of the book Beauty is on the outside brings a very personal view of the concept of beauty.

Monique Roelofs is professor of philosophy of art and culture at the University of Amsterdam. Her research takes place at the interface between aesthetics and politics. In several publications she has paid attention to the role of beauty, and the promises that beauty often holds, such as promises of happiness and freedom, as well as the underside of these promises and the aspects of play and desire expressed in beauty. This very year, her co-edited book Black Art and Aesthetics: Relationalities, Interiorities, Reckonings will be published by Bloomsbury.