Art in Rotterdam & Win tickets
At the end of the 1980s the Israeli artist Absalon achieved sudden fame in Paris, only to die suddenly at the age of twenty-eight. This spring, the museum is showing a selection of his work in a large yet intimate exhibition including his white constructions, known as Cellules, prototypes and films. Who was Absalon? READ ON...
.jpg "ABSALON, Cellules")
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In 1553 Maarten van Heemskerck painted one of the most remarkable self-portraits in the history of European art: ‘Self-Portrait with Colosseum’. This very special double portrait forms the focal point of this exhibition. READ ON...
.jpg "Maarten van Heemskerck, Self portrait with the Colosseum, 1553")
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Delta is an institution in Rotterdam’s art scene. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is celebrating this remarkable gallery’s fiftieth anniversary with an exhibition and publication. READ ON...
.jpg "Hans Sonnenberg in Delta gallery, Photo Vincent Mentzel")
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Beginning this month, you can admire two extraordinary collections of prints and drawings. For more than forty years, the brothers Jan and Wietse van den Noort have been collecting works on paper – and especially prints – with great passion and knowledge. READ ON...
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In the cloverleaf spaces and even in the broom cupboard, the museum is presenting ensembles of objects and drawings by Evelyne Janssen. Her playful and associative miniature universe POPHOUSE! descends upon the museum. READ ON...
.jpg "Evelyne Janssen in her Studio (detail), 1995, photo Wubbo de Jong, MAI")
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is showing a selection of works by the artist Absalon. This coincides with an exhibition of works by his teacher, Christian Boltanski (Paris, 1944), at the Nederlands Fotomuseum. READ ON...
.jpg "ABSALON, Cellules")
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Boijmans is well on the road to Van Eyck. The costly exhibition with brilliant and occasionally tiny, fragile works is going ahead as planned. It will be shown exclusively in Rotterdam for four months from this autumn. READ ON...
.jpg "Van Eyck, Three Madonnas at the grave, 1425-1435")
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Following more than three months of voting and debates, on 12 February we will announce the results... READ ON...
.jpg "Logo Rotterdam Design Prize 2011")
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is working with its neighbours. To coincide with the solo exhibition SHORT BIG DRAMA by the Canadian artist Angela Bulloch at the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, the museum is showing one of her large wall paintings. READ ON...
.jpg "Angela Bulloch, BODYSPACEMOTIONTHINGS, 2012, Photo: Lotte Stekelenburg")
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The museum library’s catalogue has been online since January, allowing you to look up items at home. You can search for publications from the museum’s vast collection of books. READ ON...
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As Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen opens five exhibitions in the weekend of 10-12 February, art takes centre place elsewhere in the city. READ ON...
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