Exhibitions – expected

Slavery

Slavery

12 February to 30 May 2021

Slavery brings together ten real-life stories about people in slavery, about slaveholders, about people who freed themselves from slavery, and about people brought to the Netherlands in slavery.

XXL Paper

XXL Paper

2 July to 5 September 2021

Big, bigger, biggest!

Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth Kelly

May 28 2021 to October 24 2021

Nine monumental sculptures by the American artist Ellsworth Kelly (Newburgh 1923 – 2015 Spencertown) will be on display in the Rijksmuseum Gardens throughout summer 2021.

Modern Japanese Lacquer - Out of the Box

Modern Japanese Lacquer - Out of the Box

There’s something magical about Japanese lacquer art. The decorations are made with exceptional care and skill using dozens of layers of lacquer in a process that takes months if not years.

Vincent Mentzel: The power of the image

Vincent Mentzel: The power of the image

Vincent Mentzel has long been one of the Netherlands most iconic photographers. As a photojournalist at NRC Handelsblad he helped define the news image.