Holland Art Cities

The top ten museums in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht will be joining forces to put together an unprecedented art spectacle.

More art & culture per square mile

The Gemeentemuseum in The Hague shows the works of Cézanne, Picasso and Mondriaan alongside one another in an unique exhibition.

The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam presents 'The Masterpieces', the crème de la crème of the Golden Age of its own collection.

The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague presents a private top collection by old Dutch masters in the fall of 2010.

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is proud to present this overview of the works of Ron Arad. Arad expresses his personal style in the chairs, tables, cabinets and architectural projects that he has produced since the 1980s.

The Vincent Award is a major European award that is granted once every two years to a European artist whose work is currently very relevant. The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam exhibits the work of fives nominees.

2009 is the Year of Darwin. The exhibition “Ongoing Evolution” in the University Museum Utrecht is devoted to Darwin’s evolution theory.

The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag mounts the Kandinsky & Der Blaue Reiter exhibit, from February 6 through May 24, 2010. They are among the artists’ collectives from the early 1900s that appeal most to people’s imaginations.

Flowers and Holland. A match made in heaven. The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague will mount an exhibition on flowers in spring 2011.

The Central Centraal Museum in Utrecht presents the work of designer and architect Gerrit Th. Rietveld in a large international exhibition.

Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht showcases a selection of top works from Holland’s Golden Age, the 17th-century, that illustrate the relationship between faith and art.

In spring 2010, the Gemeentemuseum The Hague will present an exclusive peek into the rich history of the fascinating world of champagne, charm and Chanel.

From 17 October 2009 to 18 April 2010, some 250 outstanding items from different museum collections in Oman will be on display in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam.

The work of Mike Kelley, one of the main exponents of American performance art, will be on display in the The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

The Belgian artist Alfred Stevens (1823 – 1906) is known for his paintings of elegant, intriguing and distant women. This fall Stevens’ works are on display in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

The Hermitage Amsterdam not only houses historical art, but also modern art from the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents eighty paintings from the Rotterdam-born artist Kees van Dongen (1877 - 1068).

The Dutch fashion designer, performance artist and artist Aziz Bekkaoui (*1969) boasts a unique vision, and remarkable associative and styling skills. This guarantees an intriguing exhibition in the Catharijneconvent Museum in the summer of 2010.

The 26th edition of Art Amsterdam will be held from May 26 through 30, 2010. Art Amsterdam is the biggest fair for contemporary and modern art in Holland.

In 1889, during the Paris World’s Fair, Paul Gauguin and several of his friends displayed works in the festival grounds in Café des Arts, owned by Mr Volpini.

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As Amsterdam is putting its spotlight on its art treasures, now is the time to see Van Gogh, Rembrandt or the Hermitage museum!

The Hague Art City brings you amongst others Vermeer, Picasso, Mondriaan and Cézanne!

Rotterdam is Holland's centre of contemporary art, design and fashion. Experience Rotterdam Art City

Special exhibitions show Utrecht's valuable treasures including an exhibition on Rietveld and masterpieces from Holland’s Golden Age

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Holland is not only strongly influenced by other countries in the areas of art, culture and science, but has also been of great influence on its surroundings through the centuries. This process is expressed by the theme International Influences.

From September 2009 the theme ‘Young: Modern and Contemporary Art and Design’ shows a cross-section of the best that young artists and designers have to offer today.

Dutch Masters From July 2010 to mid 2011, ‘Dutch Masters’ are in the spotlights, whether they are famous painters, such as Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Vermeer, or more contemporary artists.

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The Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam is famous for its beautiful collection of old and contemporary art.

In Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht you will become acquainted with the present and the past of Christianity in Holland.

The Centraal Museum Utrecht boasts old and contemporary art, applied art and fashion

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 Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam possesses one of the world’s main collections of modern art and design.

The Kunsthal shows culture in the broadest sense of the word: classical art, contemporary art, design and photography, from elitist to popular.

In no other museum in the world will you see as many paintings and drawings by Vincent Van Gogh.

Its unique royal collection of paintings is one of the oldest in Holland. In the various galleries, top works by Dutch masters, such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Jan Steen, are on display.

The well over 400 masterpieces on display tell the impressive tale of Holland’s Golden Age.

The works of art exhibited in the Hermitage Amsterdam are all on loan from the bountiful collection of well over three million objects in the 'parent museum' State Museum Hermitage St. Petersburg.

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