These temporary exhibitions are worth a visit

Museum and art lovers can enjoy a number of special, temporary exhibitions. From the largest Vermeer exhibition ever to the most distinctive works by Salvador Dalí presented in a new light. These temporary exhibitions merit a visit.

Largest Vermeer exhibition in Rijksmuseum

When: from February 10 to June 4, 2023

For the first time in its history, the Rijksmuseum is organizing an exhibition about the 17th-century master Johannes Vermeer. With at least 28 paintings from all over the world, this promises to be the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. In the run-up to the exhibition, research was conducted into Vermeer's life and artistry, his artistic choices and motivations for his compositions, but also into the process of creating his paintings.

Rembrandt & Contemporaries in Hermitage Amsterdam

When: February 4 to August 27, 2023

A unique opportunity to admire art from a private collection. That doesn't happen often... Especially when those works return for once to the place where they were conceived and created four centuries ago. Rembrandt & Tijdgenoot shows 35 paintings from The Leiden Collection, a special private collection from New York. You will see the works of the greatest history painters from the 17th century, such as Rembrandt van Rijn, his teacher Pieter Lastman, his students Carel Fabritius and Arent de Gelder, but also contemporaries. Think of Jan Lievens, Frans van Mieris and Jan Steen.

Byblos in the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden

When: October 14 to March 12, 2023

Byblos is an exhibition about the world's oldest port city in Lebanon, with five hundred objects, including masterpieces from the National Museum of Beirut, the Louvre, the British Museum and the American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum. From 3000 B.C. Byblos played an unprecedented role in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, partly through the trade in cedar wood. A since 6500 B.C. inhabited fishing village grew into a prosperous city and became the first international seaport in the world. Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans left their mark there.

Kees van Dongen – Singer Laren

When: from January 17 to May 7, 2023

How did the young artist Kees van Dongen manage to break through in Paris and quickly become one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century? This question is central to the Kees van Dongen exhibition. On display in Singer Laren.

Dalí • Gaudí • Recoding Entropia in Fabrique des Lumières

When: from March 10, 2023

From March 10, the doors of Fabrique des Lumières will open again and the works of art by artists such as Salvador Dalí and Antoni Gaudí will light up. These immersive exhibitions show the artists' most beautiful and famous works coming to life. In addition, an immersive audiovisual experience is also on display; Recoding Entropia.