Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen acquires painting by Joan Miró
An early painting by the legendary Spanish painter Joan Miró has entered Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s collection. Peinture-poème (Musique, Seine, Michel, Bataille et moi) is the museum’s most expensive purchase ever. The painting from 1927 is a great addition to the Surrealist collection of the museum, already unparalleled in the Netherlands. The addition is important to […]
The Maritime Museum offers a festive summer
The Maritime Museum kicks off the summer with a Ship’s Dog Parade. Subsequently, the museum will be open every day until 21 August. Besides contemporary exhibitions, there are summer activities for young and old. The Dogparade 010 takes place July 9, it is a cheerful parade of dogs dressed in maritime attire and their owners […]
De Maaltuin moors at Maritime Museum Rotterdam
During a pop-up dinner at De Maaltuin, you dine in castles, palaces, museums or botanical gardens and get to know the location in a unique way. There are already editions in Trompenburg and from June 17 the Maritime Museum is the new location in Rotterdam. The Maritime Museum has the oldest and largest museum harbor […]
Museumnacht010 opens up Rotterdam museums in the night
Rediscover the art and culture of Rotterdam during Museumnacht010 on Saturday, June 18. During this summer edition, 38 art and cultural institutions will open their doors to all adventurers, art connoisseurs, dreamers, and other lovers of museums at night. With a program full of performances, exhibitions, escape rooms, taste explosions, installations, and music, there is […]
A hugely great exhibition by Dutch expressionist Henk Chabot
Between the two world wars, Henk Chabot (1894 – 1949) was regarded as a leading representative of Dutch expressionism. A striking monumental villa in the very center of Rotterdam is devoted to the painter and sculptor. From May 3 the exhibition ‘Het wordt reusachtig goed’ shows highlights and defining moments from his wide-ranging oeuvre. Henk […]
More gin in the distillers district
Jenever museum Rotterdam Because of its rich history with jenever, also known as Dutch Gin, Schiedam is quite rightly named the ‘gin capital of the world’. Nowadays, the city is increasingly called ‘Distillers District’, because of the many gin-distilleries that have recently (re-)opened. The National Jenever museum is located in a former malt wine distillery. […]
Time Travel
Science Fiction: A Journey into the Unknown Currently being staged at the Kunsthal, this exhibition features more than 850 unique objects arranged into four sections. The exhibition unveils a kaleidoscopic exploration of science fiction’s long-standing influence on contemporary culture. Kunsthal, Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341 On until June 30Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pmKunsthal.nl
