42.1 For many centuries, yellow evoked negative – xenophobic and moralistic – associations. From the Middle Ages, it was used to identify Jews, Muslims and prostitutes. In combination with green...

It all went wrong on Friday the 13th in March 2020: artist Nalini Malani (b. 1946, Karachi, formerly undivided India) had to travel from Barcelona to Amsterdam. The scale and severity of the COVID-19

How did people in past centuries cook, eat and sleep in the Netherlands, and where did they work and receive their guests? In short, what were Dutch homes like at that time? This autumn the

Our official change of name is imminent. Next month we will launch our new visual identity, the most important element of which is the new typographic logo designed by Peter Biľak. As a prelude to the...

German artist Hanns Schimansky (b. 1949) produces highly aesthetic, abstract drawings which are widely appreciated both in his native land and abroad. Using pencil, Indian ink or chalk, he works on

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

In Chinese culture mountains have provided a source of inspiration for thousands of years. The contemporary work of Dutch ceramicist Babs Haenen, who celebrates her 75th birthday this year, is

Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere (b. 1964) creates sculptures that reveal the human body and human life in all its frailty. Her installations of equine and human bodies evoke feelings of love and