Smell the Seventeenth Century in Art
The Mauritshuis in The Hague prepares an exhibition about sweet perfumes and foul odours in the 17th century.
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The Mauritshuis in The Hague prepares an exhibition about sweet perfumes and foul odours in the 17th century.
Mauritshuis, The Hague, reveals new discoveries and insights from the international scientific examination of Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring.’
A short history of one of the most important museums in the Netherlands: the Mauritshuis in The Hague, home of the Royal Picture Collection.
Jan Steen (1626-1679) was one of the most productive and popular painters of the ‘Golden Age’ in the Netherlands. He worked for both the free market and wealthy collectors and is best known for his depictions of chaotic households, inn sce...
The year 2019 marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death. Large-scale exhibitions are planned throughout the year.
An overview of the latest museum acquisitions of old Dutch and Flemish Art.
In this episode, we find out what Flemish and Dutch people have been eating since prehistoric times. Smakelijk!
The Mauritshuis in The Hague is currently, till 10 May 2015, exhibiting 36 works of art from the Frick Collection in New York.
The 17th-century Dutch painter Fabritius was highly regarded in his own time. That comes as no surprise when you see what he was capable of in his self-portraits, ‘The Goldfinch', or ‘The Raising of Lazarus'. However, many of Fabritius' wor...
Each year numerous new publications about Rembrandt come onto the market and 1999 was no exception. It was a good Rembrandt year, particularly since two Rembrandt exhibitions were mounted in the Netherlands: one at the Mauritshuis in The Ha...
By April next year, CODART will publish its canon list of masterpieces in book form.
CODART, the international network of curators of Dutch and Flemish art, has announced the CODART Canon.
Take a look at our selection of recently translated Dutch-language books for children and young adults.
Never a dull moment in Flanders and The Netherlands. Art, history, language or literature, you name it, there is a museum for everyone's taste in the Low Countries. Let Museum Explorer be your guide.
Heleen Debruyne takes female painters out of oblivion and gives them the honour they deserve.
Heleen Debruyne takes female painters out of oblivion and gives them the honour they deserve.
In the last episode of the series ‘The DNA of the Netherlands’, we find out what the national motto ‘Je maintiendrai’ really stands for.
The Dutch photographer Bas Meeuws is continuing the tradition of Golden Age floral still lifes.
London and the music industry dominate the Dutch cultural production in the United Kingdom. But it is well worth looking beyond the capital and discover new opportunities.
Where are the official apologies for the sufferings the Dutch and Belgians caused in their former colonies?
Dutch art often appears in debates about identity, and this always happens in terms of what is 'own' and 'foreign' to it. Rembrandt in particular turns out to be very 'malleable'.
Thanks to the many exhibitions, events and conferences organised in 2019, we gained new insights about Rembrandt.