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Painting In The open In Van Gogh Museum- until April 10, 2011

Impressionist Open Air Painting?

The research project Van Gogh’s studio practice, a collaboration with ICN and Shell, focuses not only on Van Gogh but also on the studio practice of his contemporaries and predecessors. That’s why this year’s annual presentation on this research features a painting by one of the artists who served as a source of inspiration to Van Gogh: Cliffs at Villerville-sur-Mer (1864-1872) by Charles-François Daubigny. This work was regarded as a milestone in the Impressionist tradition as it was held to have been painted in its entirety in the open air. Recent research, however, shows this to be a myth.

This exhibition is on view until April 10, 2011 in the van Gogh museum in Amsterdam. For more information, please visit; www.vangoghmuseum.nl

Holland in Bloom – March 24 to May 20 2011

Flowers at Keukenhof

Anyone with an interest in flowers should visit the Keukenhof in the springtime, where you can find an amazing 7 million bulbs! Besides all the various flower and tree exhibits, there are sculptural exhibits throughout the gardens, flower arrangement displays, two indoor pavilions, three self-service cafe-restaurants in different parts of the garden, flower shops, a small animal enclosure and a working windmill open for exploration. Many growers are represented at Keukenhof and all are eager to take your orders for delivery abroad for family and friends. The name derives from the kitchen gardens (Keukenhof) once part of the enormous estate of the Castle Teylingen from the 15^th century.

The central theme this year is a tribute to Germany, as the largest exporter of bulbs and flowers and for the tens of thousands of visitors. Situated southwest of Amsterdam, the park is easily accessible by car or bus and from Haarlem and Leiden. http://www.keukenhof.nl/

Van Gogh in Bloom

This year the park has partnered with the Van Gogh Museum to present Van Gogh in Bloom the collaboration highlights the Van Gogh Museum’s Blossom exhibition, and a flower mosaic of Van Gogh’s Self-portrait with felt hat has been planted at Keukenhof.

Blossoming trees fascinated Van Gogh. When in search of sunlight and peace he took up residence in Arles in 1888, he made one painting after another in the orchards around the city. These colourful works, including Small pear tree in blossom, shows Van Gogh’s enthusiastic reaction to the beginning of spring. He also enjoyed painting the flowering trees in the garden of the asylum he was confined to in Saint-Remy, for example the famous Almond blossom, which he made for his nephew Vincent Willem. Blossom presents a selection of his paintings of flowers from the Van Gogh Museum’s collection. www.vangoghmuseum.nl

“Blossom” can be seen at the Van Gogh Museum from March 21-June 21, 2011.

TEFAF Art Fair Maastricht 2011

18-27 March 2011

Exhibits at TEFAF

TEFAF Maastricht is the world’s most influential art and antiques fairs. Collectors and dealers from around the world will descend upon the fair to view and buy one-of-a-kind paintings from Bruegel to Bacon as well as objects reflecting over 6,000 years of antiquity in the applied arts. TEFAF showcases the selection of genuine masterpieces from 260 of the world’s most prestigious art and antiques dealers from 16 different countries.

Anyone who is anyone in the field of fine art will be at TEFAF Maastricht. For more information, please visit; www.tefaf.com

Jan Steen in the Mauritshuis – The Hague

March 3 to June 13, 2011 is the exhibition Spice Of Life on show in the Mauritshuis.

Jan Steen (1625/26-1679) is best known for his humorous depictions of chaotic households, charlatans and amorous young girls. The Mauritshuis collection of paintings by Steen will form the core of this exhibition, supplemented by a number of loans. 14 beautiful paintings by Jan Steen are in the Mauritshuis’ collection, including several famous pieces such as; ‘So the Old Sing, So Twitter the Young’ (c. 1665), ‘Girl Eating Oysters’ (c. 1658-1660) and ‘The Poultry Yard’ (1660). The exhibition will be constructed around a number of these highlights, giving visitors the opportunity to become acquainted with Steen’s unrivalled talent as a storyteller.

For more information, please visit; www.mauritshuis.nl

Eleven Cities Tour

The ‘Elfstedentocht’ (Eleven Cities Tour) is the biggest ice-skating tour in the world. Over fifteen thousand ice skaters defy the ice encouraged by hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans.

The waterways between eleven Frisian cities form the 200 kilometer track of the Eleven Cities Tour. That’s why the most sensational ice-skating event in the world can only take place during a strong winter.

Vermeer in Royal Delft Blue - October 4, 2010 to June 2011

Vermeer's Street Painting

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is one of the Netherlands’ most famous painters from the 17th century. His name is inextricably linked to Delft, the city where he was born in 1632 and where he lived and worked his whole life. “De Porceleyne Fles Anno 1653”, known around the world as Royal Delft, is the leading producer of the world-famous Delftware. Royal Delft has always been inspired by the paintings of Johannes Vermeer and reproduces many versions of his famous works. After all, Royal Delft is a contemporary of Vermeer that is still in existence today.

Little is known about Vermeer himself, as he only created 34 works of art in his lifetime. He is mainly known for his intimate and serene depictions of bourgeois life. Thus he created paintings with titles like Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Milkmaid and View of Delft. Perhaps his most famous painting is View of Houses in Delft, also known as The Little Street. The street painted by Vermeer is world-famous but at the same time unknown in Delft. It is not clear which street Vermeer painted or whether it even ever really existed.
From October 4, 2010 to June 2011 visitors will be able to personally view the progress of the masterpiece in the museum.

View Source: http://www.royaldelft.com/index.asp

The Hermitage & Gassan Diamonds Experience

Alexander the Great

Experience the world of the diamond, sail through the canals of Amsterdam with Canal Company and end the day in the Hermitage Amsterdam and visit the exhibition “’The immortal Alexander the Great”’. Start your day with a visit to Gassan Diamonds. Learn everything there is to know about diamonds, carats, colours, clarity and cuts and also something about the history of this Amsterdam industry. In this monumental building you can watch a diamond-cutter at work while a guide explains the? diamond cutting process?
Book this brilliant arrangement.
The arrangement takes place daily and does not have to be reserved. The guided tour starts at 9.45 at Gassan Diamonds and costs €25 per person. You can buy the voucher in their Diamondland shop. In the envelope you will find your ticket for the cruise and your entry ticket (including audio tour) for the Hermitage. The audio tour is available in English and German.

For more information about Gassan diamonds, please visit; www.gassandiamonds.nl

Photographer between Memory and Future in the Jewish Historical Museum

November 29, 2010 until March 6, 2011

Foto by Boris Kowadlo

In the 1940s and 50s, the photographer Boris Kowadlo (1911-1959) compiled a unique visual archive of Jewish life in the Netherlands and Israel. He took memorable photographs of Amsterdam’s decrepit, abandoned Jewish quarter, while also documenting, as a photojournalist, the reconstruction of the Dutch Jewish community after 1945. Kowadlo’s photo essays on the young state of Israel display not only his great talent and professionalism, but also his faith in a new future. The JHM presents the first broad retrospective of the work of this Dutch-Polish photographer.

This exhibition is on from November 29, 2010 until March 6, 2011 in the Jewish Historical Museum

View Source: http://www.jhm.nl/current/exhibitions/boris-kowadlo