On 18 November, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) opened the Center for Netherlandish Art (CNA), an innovative research center that aims to promote the study and appreciation of Dutch and Flemish [...] Read More
Museum News
Szépművészeti Múzeum Announces Acquisition of Paintings by Jacob van Loo, Gerard van Honthorst and Ferdinand Bol
In the past few years, the Old Masters collection of the Szépművészeti Múzeum (Museum of Fine Arts) in Budapest has been successfully enriched with three rather significant Dutch works of different [...] Read More
‘Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection’ with Xavier Salomon
Online event: 30 November 2021 The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden organizes a seven-part series of online lectures on the occasion of the exhibition Johannes Vermeer. On Reflection. These [...] Read More
Agnes Etherington Art Centre Receives Twelve Dutch and Flemish Paintings
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University in Kingston announced a donation of twelve Dutch and Flemish paintings. The paintings have been gifted by Isabel Bader, the wife of the late Dr. [...] Read More
Het Noordbrabants Museum Acquires a Large Private Collection on Long-Term Loan
Het Noordbrabants Museum in ‘s Hertogenbosch announced a long-term loan agreement with the JK Art Foundation, a Dutch private collection of over 550 works dating from 1500 to the present day. The More Info
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Reopens on 25 September 2022
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) announced to open its doors to the public again on 25 September 2022. The largest museum of Flanders has undergone a major renovation and expansion over [...] Read More
A Restored ‘Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest’ Returns to the Rubens House and Marks the Retirement of Ben van Beneden
Following its restoration, The Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest has returned to the Rubens House in Antwerp. The original paint layer has been exposed again, revealing details that have remained [...] Read More
MFA Boston Opens New Galleries of Dutch and Flemish Art on 20 November
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston announced to open their newly renovated galleries of Dutch and Flemish Art on 20 November 2021. The opening celebrates the launch of the Center for Netherlandish [...] Read More
Rijksmuseum Acquires Boxwood Sculpture Attributed to Claus Sluter
A sculptural work recently acquired by the Rijksmuseum has been attributed to the father of Dutch sculpture, Claus Sluter. In March this year, the museum purchased a boxwood figure of excellent [...] Read More
Vegetable Seller Possibly by Joachim Beuckelaer Restored by English Heritage
Visitors to Audley End House in Essex will be able to see an important sixteenth century Dutch painting, known as The Vegetable Seller, reinstated to the historic house’s art collection for the first [...] Read More
The National Gallery of Canada Receives a Gift of Dutch and Flemish Prints
The National Gallery of Canada is receiving more than half of the print collection belonging to Dr. Jonathan Meakins and Dr. Jacqueline McClaran. The Montreal-based couple are donating 258 Dutch and [...] Read More
MFA Boston to Open New Galleries of Dutch and Flemish Art
In the 17th century, global commerce fueled the economy of the Netherlands and sparked an artistic boom. Dutch merchants sailed from Amsterdam and other ports across seas and oceans, joining trade [...] Read More
New Fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Generous Gift from the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation to Support Five Fellowships in the Department of Drawings and Prints The Metropolitan Museum of Art [...] Read More
Virtual Events at the National Gallery of Canada
Connected with the National Gallery of Canada's exhibition, Rembrandt in Amsterdam, two virtual events will take place on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021. Virtual Symposium—Amsterdam and Rembrandt: New [...] Read More
Elmer Kolfin, “Out of the shadow and into the light: Black figures in the art of Rembrandt’s time”
The Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston ON, Canada presents the 2021 Isabel and Alfred Bader Lecture in European Art: “Out of the shadow and into the light: Black figures in [...] Read More