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Museum Voorlinden

Museum Voorlinden
Museum Voorlinden in 2016
Museum Voorlinden is located in South Holland
Museum Voorlinden
Location within South Holland
Established10 September 2016 (2016-09-10)[2]
LocationBuurtweg 90[1]
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Coordinates52°7′7″N 4°20′46″E / 52.11861°N 4.34611°E / 52.11861; 4.34611
TypeArt museum
FounderJoop van Caldenborgh[3]
DirectorSuzanne Swarts[2]
OwnerJoop van Caldenborgh[3]
Websitehttps://www.voorlinden.nl/?lang=en

Museum Voorlinden (Dutch pronunciation: [myˈzeːjʏɱ ˈʋoːrlɪndə(n)]) is an art museum in Wassenaar in the Netherlands.[3] It was founded and is privately owned by Joop van Caldenborgh.[3] It was opened on 10 September 2016 by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.[2] The collection brought together by Joop van Caldenborgh is known as the Caldic Collection, the largest private art collection in the Netherlands.[4] [5]Museum Voorlinden recent exhibitions include Anselm Kieffer (October 2023 to February 2024), Alex Katz (June to October 2023), Anthony Gormley (May to September 2022)[6]

  • View from the museum
    View from the museum
  • Library
    Library
  • Restorer at work
    Restorer at work
  • Last Summer by Michael Johansson
    Last Summer by Michael Johansson

Museum

The construction of the museum started in 2013. The official opening happened on September 10, 2016 in presence of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

Caldic Collection

The Caldic Collection of modern and contemporary art, brought together in the seventies, consists of paintings, sculptures, mixed media and photography, mostly from the 20th century. Works include Ai Weiwei, Atelier van Lieshout, Philip Akkerman, Louise Bourgeois, Marcel Broodthaers, Joseph Cornell, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Yayoi Kusama, Ron Mueck, Mauricio Nannucci, Ernesto Neto, Bridget Riley, Cindy Sherman, Sam Taylor-Wood, James Turrell, Gyz la Riviere and Robert Zandvliet.

Sculptures in the nearby Sculpture Garden Clingenbosch, property of the family Van Caldenborgh can be visited by appointment. Here works by Armando, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Paul McCartney, Mario Merz, Henry Moore, Petra Morenzi, Panamarenko, Jean Tinguely and Carel Visser are on display.

References

  1. ^ Museum Voorlinden, Museum Voorlinden. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Nina Siegal, "Wim Pijbes Quits Post at Museum Voorlinden After Less Than 3 Months", The New York Times, 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Nina Siegal, "How a Dutch Businessman Fulfilled His Dream to Open a ‘World-Class’ Museum, The New York Times, 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar en zijn Caldic Collectie - EYEspired". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ Siegal, Nina (2016-09-13). "How a Dutch Businessman Fulfilled His Dream to Open a 'World-Class' Museum". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ "Tentoonstellingen". Museum Voorlinden (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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