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.
Out of the shadow across her face, Paula Modersohn Becker regards us with a steady gaze. She painted Self-portrait with Hat and Veil in the early years of the twentieth century, after a period of
Marie Tak van Poortvliet (1871–1936) and Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876–1923) first met in The Hague at a young age. The ambition, ideals and personal relationship they shared – loving, intellectual and
‘I am clay’. This statement by the ceramicist Vilma Henkelman (1944-2023) makes it clear how much she identified with this material. Informed by feminism, Henkelman freed clay from connotations of
In Chinese culture mountains have provided a source of inspiration for thousands of years. The contemporary work of Dutch ceramicist Babs Haenen, who celebrates her 75th birthday this year, is
![Jacoba van Heemskerck [1876-1923], Composition No. 84 (Portrait of a Child), 1918, oil on canvas, Kunstmuseum Den Haag - bequest Marie Tak van Poortvliet](/sites/default/files/styles/400x/public/images/Tentoonstellingen/2025/Jacoba%20van%20Heemskerck%20en%20Marie%20Tak%20van%20poortvliet/Bild%20no.%2084%20%28portret%20van%20een%20kind%29.jpg?itok=142pSA-h)
