Gemeentemuseum The Hague

Gemeentemuseum in The Hague

The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag was built by architect H.P. Berlage in 1935. Visitors love the building itself, and the collections are so vast, that you can spend a whole day here.

Top Art Pieces in The Hague

The museum, for instance, has the largest collection of works by Piet Mondriaan in the world. You can follow his development, from his early, realistic works to his famous abstracts, with the Victory Boogie Woogie the absolute highlight. Paintings by the painters of the Hague School, by Picasso, Kandinsky, Van Gogh, Monet, Toorop, Willink and Karel Appel are also on display, as are Delftware, The Hague silver, a breathtaking dollhouse and seven period rooms. In addition to these permanent collections, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague regularly presents many interesting exhibitions on visual art, applied art and fashion.

 

Diversity in The Hague Museum

The Gemeentemuseum in The Hague is one of the main museums for contemporary art and, with its 2,000 square meters of exhibition space, also one of the largest. The museum offers a lively and representative reflection of developments in national and international art, in very diverse exhibitions. Further works include videos and other installations, paintings and sculptures, multimedia, performance art, movies and photography, design, digital art and drawings. Solo exhibitions and group presentations of artists from The Hague, national and international artists alternate. The exhibitions are usually complemented by seminars, discussions and movies.

 

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The Hague Museum of Photography

The The Hague Museum of Photography presents at least four topical and surprising exhibitions per year. highlighting established artists as well as new talent. Previous exhibitions included Gerard Fieret, Robert Capa, Eva Besnyö, Loretta Lux, Gregory Crewdson, Emmy Andriesse and her images of Holland just after WWII, and Mary Ellen Mark with her intriguing twins series. The Museum of Photography works closely together with the Prentenkabinet of the University of Leiden. The university has one of the largest and most significant historical photo collections of Europe.

Read more about the Hague Museum of Photography  And why not visit the Mauritshuis in The Hague?