Karel Petrus Cornelis de Bazel (1869 – 1923) is known in the Netherlands principally as an architect. He built many country villas in the Gooi (North Holland) and designed the headquarters of the

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

This autumn the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is proud to present a major overview of the work of Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876-1923), an artist who made a major contribution to the development of Dutch

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

The world-famous artist Vincent van Gogh is often associated with sunflowers and France but in fact his artistic roots lay in The Hague and the painters of the Hague School. This was a group of

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

It's night

In the Period Rooms at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the sun slowly sets. The light dies and darkness moves in. Stars twinkle in the night sky, a candle burns at a window and people prepare

Museum exhibition

“Horrible things frequently also have a funny side.” This is how Aaron van Erp (b. 1978) explains how his paintings, despite their often brutal subjects, can raise a laugh thanks to