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

Long before spiritual and esoteric movements like new age and mindfulness became popular in the West, the open-minded Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941) combined the best of different religious

What fashion designers have been inspired by Piet Mondrian and De Stijl? Fashions from the museum’s own collection, including Yves Saint Laurent’s renowned 1965 Mondrian dress and creations by Marlies

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

Royal Copenhagen painter Stephan Ussing (1868-1958) is known for his depictions of swans. This choice of subject is understandable: unpainted porcelain comes out of the kiln perfectly white, a feature...

Gerhard Heilmann (1859-1946) was one of Royal Copenhagen’s first underglaze painters, and quickly became one of the leading artists within the factory. Heilmann had both an artistic and scientific...

The exhibition
This exhibition offers a marvellous overview of Dutch interior design in the 1930s. The emphasis is on the tubular steel furniture produced by the D3 company in Rotterdam. Major

This vase, painted by Arthus Boesen (1870-1949), is notable for its unusual choice of subject. We see three military biplanes high above the clouds. So high that they almost fly out of the panorama at...