Modern panoramas at Mesdag do not dwarf the old

Although Panorama Mesdag always focuses on one painting, it is not a static museum. Changing exhibitions sometimes highlight Mesdag and his time, sometimes more modern artistic expressions. This time, the museum has approached artists to develop new visions of the concept of panorama. A commendable decision. Whether the new panoramas are all equally convincing is a second.

The main work in the exhibition is Continuum, a new commissioned piece by Zeger Reyers and Pietertje...