As 1 July rapidly approaches, Dutch smokers view the prospect with trepidation. From that date, they will no longer be allowed to smoke in bars and restaurants, because staff working there also have a

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)

British artist Grayson Perry (b. 1960), winner of the Erasmus Prize, works with a great variety of techniques and materials, and refers to himself as the “transvestite potter”. His art is provocative

During the summer of 2017, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag plans to take visitors on an extensive tour of the life and work of Piet Mondrian. The journey will lead them to Amsterdam, Paris, London and New

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

Towards the end of the 19th century, artists turned their backs on history painting in favour of landscape, previously regarded as an inferior genre. In France, the Barbizon School emerged as artists

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

Polyurethane-foam vases, colourful interiors, porcelain cups for construction workers, a mantle clock with eyes on columns: working together between 1981 and 1995 as Cubic 3 Design, Ton Hoogerwerf