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Lin An Phoa: Posing Is More Than Adopting a Pose and Holding It
14 February 2025
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors drew inspiration from the collection held by the Mauritshuis in The Hague. They looked at seventeenth-century paintings through the lens of an alternative history which they then brought to life in short but powerful texts. Lin An Phoa wrote a poem in respons
Jan Wester: Flesh-Coloured Empty Space, Bottom Left
7 February 2025
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors drew inspiration from the collection held by the Mauritshuis in The Hague. They looked at seventeenth-century paintings through the lens of an alternative history which they then brought to life in short but powerful texts. Jan Wester was inspired by Johannes
Naomi van Kleef: Give Me Your Teeth, Dear
27 January 2025
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors drew inspiration from the collection held by the Mauritshuis in The Hague. They looked at seventeenth-century paintings through the lens of an alternative history which they then brought to life in short but powerful texts. The teeth that painter Albert Eckho
Stefanie Parisius-Sewotaroeno: Material
17 January 2025
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors drew inspiration from the collection held by the Mauritshuis in The Hague. They looked at seventeenth-century paintings through the lens of an alternative history which they then brought to life in short but powerful texts. Stefanie Parisius-Sewotaroeno wrote
L. J. De Brouwer: Girl Eating Oysters
10 January 2025
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors drew inspiration from the collection held by the Mauritshuis in The Hague. They looked at seventeenth-century paintings through the lens of an alternative history which they then brought to life in short but powerful texts. Inspired by Girl Eating Oysters by
Helen Weeres: Barking Dogs
17 December 2024
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors drew inspiration from the collection held by the Mauritshuis in The Hague. They looked at seventeenth-century paintings through the lens of an alternative history which they then brought to life in short but powerful texts. Helen Weeres gives a voice to the p
Lennert De Vroey: Bleaching Fields Outside Haarlem
5 December 2024
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors drew inspiration from the collection held by the Mauritshuis in The Hague. They looked at seventeenth-century paintings through the lens of an alternative history which they then brought to life in short but powerful texts. Lennert De Vroey wrote a song in re
Roelant Savery Painted the Emperor’s Wondrous World
5 April 2024
Mauritshuis in The Hague is paying tribute to Roelant Savery with 43 paintings and drawings. As a court painter in the service of Emperor Rudolf II of Habsburg, the seventeenth-century master feasted his eyes on lions, flowers from every corner of the world and the legendary dodo as well, capturing
Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels by Clara Peeters
9 January 2024
Each month we introduce you to one of the hundred exceptional masterpieces of early modern Dutch and Flemish art (1350-1750) selected by museum curators from around the world for the CODART Canon. This time, all eyes are on Still Life with Cheeses by Clara Peeters.
Everything Feels Uneasy About This Exhibition on Looted Art
10 November 2023
The Mauritshuis in The Hague is displaying art objects that were once stolen by French troops, colonists or Nazis, confronting you with their past and future. Here, the question is not so much about what is present but more about who isn’t.
200 Years Mauritshuis – An Eventful History
21 June 2022
You can admire Johannes Vermeer’s world-famous Girl with a Pearl Earring there, as well as masterpieces by Rembrandt, Rubens and Frans Hals. With its large collection of works from the Golden Age, Mauritshuis in The Hague has been one of the most important museums in the Netherlands for the last t
Torn Between Conflicting Interests, Museums Are Looking for a New Role
22 February 2022
Today, museums are being confronted with a number of challenging societal, historical and ethical questions. They find themselves caught in an area of tension between diverse and often conflicting interests. Many museums keep stubbornly looking for a brand-new role. Is there a way out?