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The Canary and the Hammer

Gold is ubiquitous in modern life and a potent symbol of value, beauty, purity, greed and political power. In the Canary and the Hammer, Lisa Barnard (UK, 1967) details our reverence for gold, its role in humanity’s ruthless pursuit of progress and its stark reminder of the global west’s determination to accumulate wealth.

Prompted by the financial crisis of 2008 and photographed across four years...

Man - Portretten uit de collectie

17 Augustus - 1 December 2024 While the work of female photographers is often judged in terms of their femininity, whether or not their work is about gender, the work of male photographers often seems to exist independently of their gender. Fotomuseum Den Haag presents work from its own collection by male photographers who consciously or unconsciously play with the idea of ​​masculinity. Their...

Portraits from the collection

While the work of female photographers is often judged in terms of their femininity, whether or not their work is about gender, the work of male photographers often seems to exist independently of their gender. Fotomuseum Den Haag presents work from its own collection by male photographers who consciously or unconsciously play with the idea of ​​masculinity. Their work reveals that this concept...

The Canary and the Hammer - Lisa Barnard

31 August 2024 - 5 January 2025 Gold is ubiquitous in modern life and a potent symbol of value, beauty, purity, greed and political power. In the Canary and the Hammer, Lisa Barnard (UK, 1967) details our reverence for gold, its role in humanity’s ruthless pursuit of progress and its stark reminder of the global west’s determination to accumulate wealth. Prompted by the financial crisis of 2008...

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Are you looking for an in-depth and inspiring group activity? You can (almost) always book a tour of our main exhibition. View the current overview of our exhibitions here . Costs €100 an hour (without admission charges; max. 15 people) How to book a guided tour We recommend that you request a tour at least three weeks in advance via reserveringen@kunstmuseum.nl Want to visit the museum with your...

Moerwijk Forever

In Moerwijk Forever we see Moerwijk, a neighbourhood in The Hague, through the eyes of the children who live there. As narrators of their own story, they have pictured their daily activities, dreams and challenges. Over the past year, students from the P. Oosterleeschool and other young people from the neighbourhood photographed places in Moerwijk that are important to them. The exhibition is on...

Marleen Sleeuwits

18 January - 5 May 2025 The Hague-based artist Marleen Sleeuwits plays tricks with our vision. How do we perceive a space? What do we actually see? And what information do our brains fill in? In the new exhibition Enter the Cube, Sleeuwits establishes a dialogue with the work of the famous American Minimalist artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007). The work of both artists investigates the boundaries of...

Enter the Cube

The Hague-based artist Marleen Sleeuwits plays tricks with our vision. How do we perceive a space? What do we actually see? And what information do our brains fill in? In the new exhibition Enter the Cube, Sleeuwits establishes a dialogue with the work of the famous American Minimalist artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007). The work of both artists investigates the boundaries of perspective and how we...