Cloisonné
Marie Kuyken (1898–1988) has remained one of the Netherlands’ most neglected designers, in part because so few of her colourful and imaginative ‘cloisonné panels’ have survived. But that is about to
Kunstmuseum Den Haag has a treasure chamber of over 160.000 pieces of art. Here we work on making the highlights from this collection available online.
Marie Kuyken (1898–1988) has remained one of the Netherlands’ most neglected designers, in part because so few of her colourful and imaginative ‘cloisonné panels’ have survived. But that is about to
‘The food of one person is enough for two, the food of two is enough for four, and the food of four is enough for eight.’
This is the English translation of the saying in Arabic that Hague designer
Sharp angles, disconcerting perspectives, restrictive framing. Artist Max Beckmann used all kinds of techniques to manipulate space in his paintings. The painted surface was his domain. Painting
Long before museum architecture was a popular tourist attraction, architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage and museum director Hendrik Enno van Gelder dreamed of creating an innovative, purpose-built museum
Kunstmuseum Den Haag’s fashion collection was developed with a West European focus. But delve into our repository and you will soon discover common threads with other cultures all over the world. Hand