The legendary Indonesia of the past comes to life in the sumptuous gold jewellery of the pre-colonial Javanese court culture and unique silver objects made in Batavia the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

‘A man should look as if he had bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, and then forgotten all about them.’ – Sir Edwin Hardy Amies (1909 – 2003), founder of Savile Row fashion

Painter Piet Mondrian was no stern, eccentric hermit who sought refuge in the utopia of his art, as we discover in a new biography of Piet Mondrian. Written by Hans Janssen, Mondrian expert and...

This summer the print room of the Gemeentemuseum houses a display of ironic and provocative textile objects and design drawings by the pioneering Dutch textile artist Anna Verweij (1935 – 1980). It is

In recent years, Dutch fashion designers have been extremely successful both at home and abroad. Now the fashion world is hailing a new generation of creative young designers who have recently

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

If there is one thing that the 1960s is known for, it is the breaking of boundaries. As unprecedented economic growth in the west brought prosperity to the masses, the dreams of the 1950s could