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Discover De Nederlandsche Bank’s art collection. Visit the Everything of value exhibition in De Nieuwe Schatkamer, where you’ll find dozens of artworks that make our collection so unique. From paintings to videos, and from photographs to ceramics.
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The permanent exhibition is the heart of De Nederlandsche Bank’s art collection. Here you’ll discover the stories behind dozens of artworks that give this collection its unique and distinctive character. From film to paper, and from oil paint to photography. From the hustle and bustle of George Hendrik Breitner’s Rokin to the dynamic interplay of lines in the work of Valentine Prax. From the everyday absurdity in Lotte Geeven’s films to the parallel worlds in Matthew Monahan’s sculptures. Come and see it for yourself and listen to the audio tour, or sign up for a guided tours. Check the calendar for upcoming dates and sign up.
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The permanent exhibition is the heart of De Nederlandsche Bank’s art collection. Rather than a cross-section, top 100 or historical overview, it’s a collection of different stories and views of the world. They can be divided into three themes: Ways of seeing; Here and somewhere; Thinking and dreaming.
Art invites you to look at the world differently. Sometimes by playing with the mundane, other times by subverting your expectations or confronting you with something unexpected. Through art, we can become aware of how we see the world and what influences our gaze.
© Meschac Gaba
© Daniel van Straalen
These works show different forms of landscape, illustrating the idea that human interests are inextricably linked to the things around us, whether they’re above or below ground. The ground beneath our feet is often the site of conflict, industrial depletion and exploitation. What are the relationships between here and somewhere, near and far away, the familiar and the unknown?
Here you see several works that raise questions about the future. What will the humans of tomorrow look like? How will technology and climate change affect our daily lives? What will the implications of our colonial history mean going forward? All these works show that moments of change are both fraught with uncertainty and brimming with magic. Bodies disintegrate into surfaces and lines. Objects are removed from their original context. Words take on new meaning.
© Lotte Geeven