Everyone knows Claude Monet’s world-famous paintings of water lilies. But how many have seen these explosions of colour in person and lost themselves in the reflections of Monet’s water lily pond, no

‘That little seamstress’ is how the renowned Coco Chanel was once disdainfully described by her contemporary Paul Poiret. He targeted her because she was a woman, but in fact he saw her has a major

Max Liebermann (1847-1935) enjoyed a special bond with the Netherlands. From the end of the 19th century the German artist would visit Holland every summer. The country inspired his paintings for many

Over the coming months, visitors to the Print Room exhibition areas of the Gemeentemuseum will have the chance to relive the days of yesteryear. In works on paper by Julie de Graag (1877-1924), Dick

The Gemeentemuseum’s textile collection includes many costumes once worn by stars of the Dutch and international stage. They date from the period between 1923 and the present and include creations by

From 22 February the Gemeentemuseum is exhibiting a selection of unusual works by Friesian artist Sjoerd de Vries.

Using a knife, De Vries (Oudehaske, 1941) slices, carves and tears old-fashioned

Anton Mauve (1838-1888) was a leading member of the Hague School and gave lessons to Vincent van Gogh. Mauve was regarded as a master in the portrayal of the silvery grey light and hues of the Dutch

Ever since 1975, Günter Tuzina has been engaged in an exploration of the basic principles of painting. He combines lines, squares, rectangles and areas of colour within a relatively set framework in a