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BEAUTIFUL OPENING OF “THERE THEY GO…!!

BEAUTIFUL OPENING OF “THERE THEY GO…!!

On December 16, 2023, about 130 people attended the atmospheric opening of the Photo Exhibition THERE THEY GO…!! Domburg Heads & Domburg Impressions. After a welcome word from museum chairman Arnold van Houtum, museum curator Francisca van Vloten explained the exhibition, referring to the richness of Domburg’s history and the many stories that can be told…

TWO ICEAC ACTIVITIES MERGE

TWO ICEAC ACTIVITIES MERGE

The Museum Domburg and the ICEAC Domburg have dedicated a memorial exhibition to the artist Jacoba van Heemskerck, which from its start in July was a great success, was supposed to end in September and then was extended until December 10, 2023. Before it started, a “Call for Paintings” by artists who are inspired by…

EUROART ANNUAL MEETING

EUROART ANNUAL MEETING

From October 12 to 15, the Annual General Meeting of the Federation for European Artists’ Colonies euroart took place in Murnau, Germany. The Federation has 96 members representing 46 artists’ colonies from 12 countries. The MTVP Museum Domburg and the Municipality of Veere are both members and were represented by Arnold van Houtum, a board member of euroart,…

EXTENDED DUE TO SUCCESS!

EXTENDED DUE TO SUCCESS!

WE WILL EXTEND UNTIL INCL. DECEMBER 10, 2023! The Jacoba exhibition is going great and is appreciated by young and old. On one of the quieter moments, Ianthe together with her mother showed her favourite painting, the oil painting Flower Still Life from around 1910. It was bought at the first or second Domburgsche Exhibition by a…

BEAUTIFUL NEW ACQUISITION

BEAUTIFUL NEW ACQUISITION

To her great pleasure, our curator Francisca van Vloten was able to acquire a Zeeland work by the Belgian artist Emile Claus (1849-1924) for the Museum collection at a German auction on May 15, 2023. Between about 1873 and 1912, Claus regularly resided in Domburg. It is a painting of a vast meadow landscape on…

VERY SUCCESSFUL OPENING & VISIT OF THE MUNICIPALITY

VERY SUCCESSFUL OPENING & VISIT OF THE MUNICIPALITY

On Saturday 18 March, the very successful opening of the Spring Exhibition ‘SWEET HARMONY. Six contemporary artists in harmony with nature‘ of the Museum Domburg took place in the midst of some 130 enthusiastic guests. The opening was performed by Bert Tuk, alderman for Culture of the municipality of Veere. With Jackie Bongers, Ineke de Brouwer, Johan Elenbaas, Rose de…

VISIT OF TOP RIJKSMUSEUM

VISIT OF TOP RIJKSMUSEUM

We were very pleased with the visit of the General Director and the Heads of various Departments of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam on 17 March. Fascinating exchanges of views over tea and coffee about Zeeland and European connections, the classical and contemporary artists’ colonies and the museum’s new construction and renovation plans were followed by a…