Oriental Glass
The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is the only museum in the Netherlands that has always displayed a lively interest in Islamic glass and now possesses a rich collection reflecting the history of glassmaking
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.
The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is the only museum in the Netherlands that has always displayed a lively interest in Islamic glass and now possesses a rich collection reflecting the history of glassmaking
This summer the print room of the Gemeentemuseum houses a display of ironic and provocative textile objects and design drawings by the pioneering Dutch textile artist Anna Verweij (1935 – 1980). It is
Around 1900, Gustav Klimt began to draw inspiration from the work of Jan Toorop. Thanks to a unique collaboration with the Albertina Museum in Vienna, the Gemeentemuseum is now able to bring works by
This major exhibition of the work of Co Westerik (1924) is the first of its kind in 15 years, featuring not only graphic works, drawings and paintings, but also photographs with a close bearing on the
In 2005 the Gemeentemuseum received a large bequest in the form of a collection of Dutch art pottery from the estate of lawyer Jaap Douma (1917-2002). As well as items by leading names, the collection
As part of the current year of celebrations surrounding the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is devoting its six Period Rooms to a celebration of
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915) was a leading member of the Hague School and the only one of that group to specialise in painting seascapes. As part of the Mesdag Year, this exhibition at the
Bernard Buffet (1928 - 1999) produced more than 8000 works in the course of his long career. They ranged from still lifes, nudes and melancholy self-portraits to Parisian townscapes and landscapes