Jozef Israëls was already a celebrated and popular painter of the Hague School when his son Isaac was born. Isaac’s talent emerged at an early age and it is not surprising that he followed in his

Sets of twins – especially identical twins – are a rare occurrence in art history. Dutch artists David and Pieter Oyens are among the few exceptions. They spent most of their lives in Brussels, the

When he died in 1992, Dutch artist César Domela left behind an oeuvre that was as substantial as it was varied. Part of it passed into the possession of his daughters, Lie Tugayé-Domela Nieuwenhuis

From 2021 GEM museum of contemporary art in The Hague will be known as KM21. KM refers to Kunstmuseum Den Haag, and 21 to the art of the twenty-first century. The new name will make the museum more...

1872 - Pieter Cornelis Mondrian is born in Amersfoort. 1892 - Having obtained a number of art qualifications, Mondrian moves to Amsterdam to continue his artistic training at the Rijksacademie. He...

De Ateliers in Amsterdam has long enjoyed a close relationship with Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, a relationship which was affirmed last year through De Ateliers DEBUT SERIES. As part of a three-year

Hague Court Fashions

Unbelievably long trains, glittering gold and silver embroidery, pastel-coloured ball gowns with costly lace from the Belle Epoque… The exhibition Hague Court Fashions sheds a

From 13 April the top floor of the museum will be given over not to our curators but to seven artists -– Philip Akkerman, Tjebbe Beekman, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Marcel van Eeden, Erik Kessels, Jan