They were everywhere in the nineteenth century: ornate illustrations of elegant women surrounded by stylised flowers and flamboyant swirling lines. Seven years after Czech artist Alphonse Mucha

Defiant, socially critical narratives presented with humour and recognisable elements from art history and popular culture, in a whole range of colours: that defines the work of Nicole Eisenman (they

Aline Thomassen (1964, Maastricht) presents large-scale works that transform the museum’s Projects Gallery into a collective of women, shown in all their strength and vulnerability. Thomassen is the

Why is there a surcharge on the entrance fee? The Kunstmuseum presents a wide range of exhibitions and brings international masterpieces to The Hague. By combining different collections, we offer...

Marie Kuyken (1898–1988) has remained one of the Netherlands’ most neglected designers, in part because so few of her colourful and imaginative ‘cloisonné panels’ have survived. But that is about to

Longread, reading time approx. 10 minutes I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like...

Artist and teacher Václav Cigler (b. 1929) constantly explores the laws of nature in his creative work, particularly those governing optical effects. What fascinates him above all are things like

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...