Princessehof Ceramics Museum
Keramiekmuseum Princessehof | |
Established | 1917 |
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Location | Grote Kerkstraat 9 Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 53°12′10.76″N 5°47′31.72″E / 53.2029889°N 5.7921444°E |
Type | Art museum |
Collections | Ceramic art |
President | Saskia Bak |
Curator | Frank van der Velden, Eva Ströber, Karin Gaillard |
Website | www |
The Princessehof Ceramics Museum (in
On Monday morning, 13 Feb 2023, someone broke into the museum and stole eleven "precious Chinese ceramics". Seven of the pieces were destroyed as the thieves made their escape, but four others are unaccounted for.[2] The heist came less than two weeks after a failed break-in attempt at the museum.[3]
History of the building
In 1731, the building was purchased by
The Dutch graphic artist
Ceramics
The Ottema-Kingma Stichting (foundation) keeps the tradition of the founders alive with an online database for the collection and associated library.
Facilities
The museum has a café and often hosts visiting art exhibitions. The museum also permanently exhibits the former studio of the Dutch ceramist Jan van der Vaart.[7]
Gallery
Selection of work from the pertinent collection:[8]
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Tile flower painting
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Yellow vase
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Wall of ChineseZhangzhou wareplates
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Mantelpiece
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Porcelain paintingon a mantelpiece
References
- ^ George McDonald (2011). Frommer's Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. p. 398.
- ^ "Theft at Dutch Ceramics Museum, Choreographer Attacks Critic, and More". ArtNews. 14 Feb 2023.
- ^ Taylor Dafoe (14 Feb 2023). "Burglars Broke Into a Dutch Museum and Made Off With 11 Rare Chinese Ceramics". Artnet.
- ^ Maurits Cornelis Escher, Flip Bool, J. L. Locher (1982). M.C. Escher, his life and complete graphic work. p. 10
- ^ Nina Simon (2010). The Participatory Museum. p. 107
- ^ Asian ceramics, Rijksmuseum.
- ^ Museum Princessehof | Studio Jan van der Vaart Interactive spatial concept Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at mattmo.com. Accessed 15.06.2015.
- ^ For more images, see Category:Collection of Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
External links
- Museum website (in English)
- Ottema-Kingsma Stichting website (in Dutch)