Twice a year since 2015, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag has invited a nationally or internationally known writer to become its ‘writer in residence’. Miek Zwamborn (b. 1974) was the first. With her...

A bus makes its way to Kunstmuseum Den Haag carrying local residents from a neighbourhood in The Hague. On arrival, they receive a warm welcome and a cup of coffee. The museum is normally as silent as...

Raquel Maulwurf (Madrid, 1975) developed the installation 'The Carbon War Room’ especially for the Gemeentemuseum. It arose from the desire to physically create the depth that is evoked in her

The extraordinary work of Belgian artist Walter Swennen (b. 1946) is deeply rooted in language. At a very early age, he developed a great sensitivity to the spoken and written word. This was a

The Rotoreliëfs spin every half hour for 3 minutes. 10:10 – 10:13 10:43 – 10:46 11:16 – 11:19 11:49 – 11:52 12:22 – 12:25 12:55 – 12:58 13:28 – 13:31 14:01 – 14:04 14:43 – 14:46 15:07 – 15:10 15:40 –...

From couples in traditional dress dancing on midsummer’s night to a naked blonde woman leading her son through rippling water, the work of Anders Zorn (1860-1920) depicts idyllic scenes that we still

In 2015 Gemeentemuseum Den Haag launched a unique residency. Its ‘writer in residence’ project would give a nationally or internationally known writer free rein to explore the museum’s galleries and...

A man with a determined expression, his eyes turned away from the camera. For many of us, it is this image that springs to mind when we think of the Surinamese anti-colonial writer and resistance