Blue Loves You

Starting November 28, the Kunstmuseum Den Haag will present Blue Loves You - The Magic of Delftware, featuring no fewer than 1,000 objects. Janny van der Heijden is co-curator of this new, multi-year exhibition, which chronicles four centuries of craftsmanship. From household goods to haute couture: Delft Blue has never gone out of style.

Kunstmuseum Den Haag has one of the world’s largest collections of Delftware, which will be displayed in a new exhibit for the next few years. Visually opulent, versatile and surprising, Blue Loves You will not only present top items from the collection, it will also offer visitors new perspectives, in a presentation that will be open to the public for several years. The extensive exhibition will present a new narrative about one of the Netherlands’ best-known cultural icons. 

The centuries-old Delftware proves that it has never gone out of style: a lasting source of inspiration for potters, craftspeople, and artists, and a magnet for collectors and virtually anyone who loves blue and white. Curated by Suzanne Lambooy and Janny van der Heijden, the exhibition unfolds a story about craftsmanship as a living practice and in the broadest sense: from household items to the costliest tulip vases. As well as historical masterpieces, it will also show how today’s makers are reclaiming Delftware. Blue Loves You will feature embroidery, textile art, felt objects, tuftwork and social media makers giving traditional motifs a contemporary twist. Blue Loves You shows how Delftware is a symbol of Dutch craftsmanship and, at the same time, part of a centuries-old, global tradition of blue-and-white ceramics. 
 

Thanks to Gemeente Den Haag, VriendenLoterij, KM Delfts Blauw Circle, Stichting Dioraphte andVereniging Vrienden van Kunstmuseum Den Haag.