Asian Art and Dutch Taste
From Balinese woodcarvings to Batavian silverware, from Indonesian krisses to Chinese porcelain, and from betel boxes to Indo-European paintings: the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is set to unveil a vast
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.
From Balinese woodcarvings to Batavian silverware, from Indonesian krisses to Chinese porcelain, and from betel boxes to Indo-European paintings: the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is set to unveil a vast
This summer, the Gemeentemuseum is giving Dutch artist Toon Verhoef (b. Voorburg, 1946) free run of the Projects Gallery. He will use the space for an installation involving nine recent paintings of
This summer the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague is using its Projects Gallery to present work by English artist Alan Uglow (b. 1941, Luton). Uglow stands firmly in the geometrical tradition of abstract
Recently, the Gemeentemuseum was thrilled to receive a splendid donation of glass to enrich its modern decorative arts collection. The undisputed highlight of the gift is a group of twenty dazzling
The monumental figures of British sculptor Thomas Houseago (b. Leeds, 1972) show clear traces of their making: a pencil line from an underlying drawing, a bit of iron protruding from the structure or
In the second half of the twentieth century, a small group of German artists turned their backs on the standard abstractionism of the contemporary international mainstream and deliberately chose to
Bouwfonds has been collecting works of art for the last 30 years and now owns one of the foremost corporate art collections in the Netherlands. The exhibition in the Gemeentemuseum will concentrate on
Vibrant silks, flowing satins, rich woollen damasks, baroque floral motifs, gold and silver brocade ... 18th-century fashions are a feast for the eye. This exhibition gives a chance to admire a number