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22 March 2024
Now on at The Mesdag Collection: Trees That Tell: A Tribute to Endangered Nature
Offering a combination of nature, painting and poetry, 'Trees That Tell: A Tribute to Endangered Nature' presents the work of Dutch painter Christiaan Kuitwaard (b. 1965) and Dutch writer Jan Kleefstra (b. 1964). The exhibition runs from 22 March to 21 July at The Mesdag Collection in The Hague.
26 January 2024
Discovery: two paintings from The Mesdag Collection were once a single artwork
Recent research has revealed that two small landscapes by the French artist Camille Corot (1796-1875), now in The Mesdag Collection, were once inextricably connected.
30 March 2023
Exhibition ‘Sharing the Spotlight. The Mesdags in their Museum’ now on display
The exhibition Sharing the Spotlight. The Mesdags in their Museum pays tribute to the artist couple Hendrik Willem Mesdag and Sientje Mesdag-van Houten. The exhibition is on display from 31 March until 9 July 2023 at The Mesdag Collection in The Hague.
4 June 2021
The Mesdag Collection Opens its Doors: Three New Acquisitions
After months of being closed due to the Corona measures, The Mesdag Collection reopened its doors on Saturday, 5 June.
4 June 2021
Work by 19th-Century Female Artists at The Mesdag Collection
From Saturday, 26 September, The Mesdag Collection will highlight the importance of Sientje Mesdag-van Houten to Dutch female artists at the end of the 19th century.
10 March 2020
New Exhibition: Mancini: Eccentric & Extravagant
The Italian artist Antonio Mancini (1852-1930) was so far ahead of his time that his paintings astonished the public. He was in favour with members of the international high society, who clamoured to have their portraits painted by him.
10 September 2019
This Friday on Display: Jean-François Millet and the Hague School
On display at the Mesdag Collection in The Hague from 13 September 2019 to 5 January 2020.
7 March 2019
From 8 March: Mesdag & Colenbrander: A Shared Fascination with Ceramics
An exhibition exploring the Mesdag’s extensive collection of Colenbrander ceramics. On display at The Mesdag Collection in The Hague from 8 March to 23 June 2019.
13 September 2018
From 14 September: The Sensation of the Sea: In Honour of Bas Jan Ader
The Mesdag Collection exhibits contemporary art revealing the majesty and tempestuousness of the sea.