Outsider Art
‘Outsider art’ is a collective term used to describe authentic works of art produced by off-beat artists who listen only to the voices within themselves. They do not consider the art of the past, they
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.
‘Outsider art’ is a collective term used to describe authentic works of art produced by off-beat artists who listen only to the voices within themselves. They do not consider the art of the past, they
The Dutch artist Ossip (The Hague, 1952) constructs a replica of his own studio in the Projects Gallery of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. Visitors will be confronted with his ‘favourite objects’ and the
The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag presents an impressive interior created by the German painter Anton Henning (Berlin, 1964), whose spatial installations have drawn international attention. Henning has
The picture books about Frog (‘Kikker’ in the original Dutch) are among the best-loved pieces of Dutch children’s literature. Frog, created by – and alter ego of – Hague artist Max Velthuijs (1923
The summer exhibition in the Fashion Gallery of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag features top examples of 20th-century fashion design. Items from the museum’s costume collection are used to highlight the
Since the 1980s female artists have transformed figurative painting. Their portraits address contemporary social problems and issues concerning gender, religion, racism and sexuality, and respond to
The early years of the nineteenth century were a time of sweeping change in the Dutch art world. Following France’s annexation of the Netherlands, King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (r. 1806-1810)