The renowned French novelist Marcel Proust visited the Mauritshuis in 1902 and was deeply impressed by Vermeer’s masterpiece. Many years later he wrote in a letter: ‘From the moment that I saw View of More Info
Leef/Tijd—Life/Time
In the time of corona, when we have to keep distance from each other, we depend even more on contact by eye. Rembrandt was good at looking, with a sympathetic eye – his imags of old people are More Info
Frans Hals – All his militia pieces
As of 19 September 2020, all of Frans Hals’ militia pieces will be on display in a temporary exhibition at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem. Thanks to a special loan from the Rijksmuseum, ‘The Meagre More Info
Dankzij Waller / Thanks to Waller
The art historian and print expert François Gérard Waller (1867-1934) is one of the Rijksmuseum’s greatest benefactors. During his life he donated to the museum his extensive collections of decorated More Info
Renaissance Children
For the Burgundian and the early Habsburg princes, Mechelen was not only an important political and cultural hub but also an educational centre. Three consecutive generations of Habsburg princes and More Info
Facelifts & Make-overs: Restoration at the Mauritshuis
Very few people know that there is a conservation studio in the Mauritshuis attic. A team of in-house conservators works there, dedicating their time to conservation, restoration and research and More Info
Arnt the Sculptor of Images – Master of animated Sculptures
The first exhibition dedicated to the founder of a rich school of sculpture on the Lower Rhine takes visitors into the era of the late Middle Ages. Some 60 works by the artist, who worked between More Info
Rembrandt Revealed
UPDATE: The museum is currently (May 2020) closed due to Covid-19. Please check the museum website for updates about museum opening hours. In the meantime, they have 'Museum at Home' offerings, More Info
Rubens: a Journey Through Europe
UPDATE: The museum, as of May 7, is reopened. Please check the museum website for up-to-date information about opening times. Traveling was part of everyday life for artists in the More Info
Peter Paul Rubens and the Baroque in the North
UPDATE: The exhibition dates have changed due to COVID-19. Please check the museum website for updated opening information and alternative on-line exhibitions. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is More Info
Rembrandt: Portrait of a Man
UPDATE: Due to coronavirus pandemic and lockdown of the Czech Republic this exhibition has been postponed. It will now open on 25 September 2020 and run until 31 January 2021. The National Gallery More Info
Rembrandt in Conversation
A main thread in the history of art is the centuries-long conversation between artists. Many paid attention to what others had done or were doing and then responded— sometimes obviously, sometimes More Info
Jan van Eyck in Bruges
This exhibition is devoted to two masterpieces by the Burgundian court painter from Bruges: ‘Madonna with Canon Joris Van der Paele’ and ‘Portrait of his wife Margaretha van Eyck’. The exhibition More Info
Lucas Gassel of Helmond: Master of Landscapes
UPDATE: While the exhibition has closed (temporarily) due to COVID-19, the curators have written a piece about the exhibition and its closure for CODART. From 10 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 the More Info
Black in Rembrandt’s Time
UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, the exhibition schedule has changed. It re-opened on June 2, 2020, and has been extended to September 6, 2020. Black people were present in the Netherlands in the More Info