Jürgen Partenheimer (b. Munich, 1947) is one of the most striking, philosophical and most literary artists of our day. His work is renowned for its minimalistic but highly poetic visual idiom. Early

It's night

In the Period Rooms at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the sun slowly sets. The light dies and darkness moves in. Stars twinkle in the night sky, a candle burns at a window and people prepare

Museum exhibition

“Horrible things frequently also have a funny side.” This is how Aaron van Erp (b. 1978) explains how his paintings, despite their often brutal subjects, can raise a laugh thanks to

The organisation of The Vincent Award announces that the artists Nairy Baghramian and Jutta Koether have withdrawn as nominees for The Vincent Award 2016. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag regrets this, as both...

For the first time in history, it has now been possible to put together a comprehensive exhibition of the spectacular many-spouted Dutch flower vases produced in a host of shapes and sizes in the

The late 19th and early 20th century was a veritable Golden Age for French ceramics. In the 1890s, the position of France was unique: the country produced the finest and most forward-looking ceramics

Fine dining is a form of sensory seduction. It operates not only via the taste buds, but also via the visual appeal of the food and table setting. Beautiful porcelain and silverware, glittering

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is proud and grateful to be able to present its latest acquisition: the painting Panier de fruits sur le buffet (Basket of Fruit on Sideboard) by French artist Pierre Bonnard