Kunsten ’92 means business. De koepel aller koepels van de kunstsector, die door bleef polderen toen iedereen allang voor zichzelf was begonnen, is boos. En terecht. Er is deze week genoeg gebeurd om het laatste stukje vertrouwen tussen kunstwereld en overheid af te breken. Totdat er zelfs nota bene ruzie kwam over de vraag of de openstelling van sekswerk en…
Honourable members of the House of Representatives, It is with great concern that we look at the Temporary Test Act that will be voted on in your House on Tuesday 11 May. This new law means even more hurdles and restrictions for visiting culture. Restrictions that will be introduced but where the end date is not given. This new testing law could be a godsend for...
Just like in the world outside culture (call it capitalism), in the cultural sector itself you also see a huge payment gap between creators and 'the plush'. Only you can't talk about that taboo without being seen as a traitor.
De erfgoedsector is niet de meest sexy sector van de Nederlandse cultuurwereld. Ook al vliegen de bloottenstoonstellingen je dit seizoen om de oren, je denkt toch eerder aan duistere musea, monumenten, postzegelverzamelingen, oud spul. Zo kon het gebeuren dat de stichting Digitaal Erfgoed Nederland al bijna 25 jaar kon bestaan zonder dat iemand in de ‘populairdere’ kunsten (podium, film, literatuur)…
You know that? That sometimes you look at the caption longer than at the painting? And then especially at who the artist is, because we don't usually know the person portrayed anyway? The Flemish portraits in the exhibition Zuiderburen at the Mauritshuis intelligently turn that around. But first, more on the Mauritshuis' extensive collaboration
One benefit of the Museum Year Card not easily mentioned is the uninhibited free access to clean and comfortable restrooms in the centre of major cities. 'Fifty-plus urinals with MJK' an experienced museum porter called this group of visitors, who, by the way, are most welcome: every pull with the scanning gun means extra cash. Big advantage: you see something extra. A second or...
Hollanders in huis heet de nieuwe tentoonstelling in het Mauritshuis, en dan krab je je even achter de oren: het Mauritshuis richt zich toch altijd op schilderkunst uit de Nederlanden? Ditmaal gaat het echter om Hollandse meesters uit de Britse Royal Collection. De keus viel op topkwaliteit genrestukken, waaronder beroemde als De muziekles van Johannes Vermeer. Hun tijdelijke komst naar…
Once, Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen had the Mauritshuis built with money earned in Brazil, including in the slave trade. Now a Brazilian is exhibiting in that same Mauritshuis with perfect 3D replicas of the backs of famous paintings. He made five new ones especially for this exhibition. Four well-known masterpieces from the Mauritshuis, but also a painting relating to the Brazilian adventures of the time.
A mythical aura often surrounds a museum's depot. How many works of unparalleled value does a top collection like the Mauritshuis let gather dust on its shelves? And more importantly, why? And as a museum, wouldn't it be better to sell them? In the exhibition Highlights from the Depot, the Mauritshuis answers such questions. At the same time, new questions arise,...
Selfies uit de Gouden Eeuw. Die ondertitel met een knipoog geeft het Mauritshuis zijn nieuwe tentoonstelling Hollandse zelfportretten mee. Het museum zoekt hiermee een nieuwe verbinding tussen de 17e eeuwse kunst en de wereld van nu. En die poging is geslaagd, mede dankzij het ingenieuze tentoonstellingsontwerp van Jelena Stefanovic van Studio OTW. Sinds de renovatie en uitbreiding van 2012-2014 beschikt…
For eight years, the Mauritshuis researched and restored his painting 'Saul and David'. As a result, it can now be definitively attributed to Rembrandt. But the small exhibition 'Rembrandt? The Case of Saul and David' mainly shows how the museum collaborated with all kinds of different scientists and laboratories to unravel the numerous mysteries surrounding the canvas. As a visitor, you will be taken through the...
It is a niche sector in marketing, but cultural marketing is fast becoming mature. In recent years, cultural organisations have had to be creative and inventive with increasingly limited budgets. This often manifested itself in sensational marketing of performances, exhibitions and festivals. Not without results: these five marketing cases have bravely drawn attention last cultural season....
Ingres, Cimabue, Memling, Tiepolo, Goya, Van Eyck, Constable. Louter topnamen uit de kunstgeschiedenis en van vele hangt nauwelijks werk in Nederlandse musea. Maar nu even wel. Het Mauritshuis in Den Haag toont vanaf 5 februari maar liefst 36 werken uit de beroemde Frick Collection in New York. En dat museum leende nooit eerder zoveel kunstschatten uit. Daarom heeft het Mauritshuis…
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