Saturday 28 March will see the reopening of the renovated Panorama Mesdag.
After a period of restoration and remodelling, the museum is ready to accommodate the growing number of visitors with expanded exhibition spaces and state-of-the art public amenities.The museum that houses the magical 1881 marine panorama is well-prepared for this year’s Mesdag Year.
New amenities
The revamp of Panorama Mesdag has created more temporary exhibition space.
The permanent collection has been reorganised to provide more information about the works and lives of Hendrik Willem Mesdag and his wife Sientje Mesdag-van Houten. Besides a cosy museum café and an a museum shop, the museum boasts new flexible (rental) spaces for talks and events
2015 Mesdag Year
This year, The Hague will be celebrating Mesdag’s 100-year-old cultural legacy. In the late 19th century, Mesdag put the city on the cultural map, both nationally and internationally. In addition to being a marine painter, Mesdag was an entrepreneur, collector, organiser, Mecenas, and an important source of inspiration for many painters from The Hague School. Since that time, Mesdag and the city of The Hague have been inextricably interwoven.
In 2015, several museums in The Hague will showcase the many faces of the city’s icon with a range of exhibitions, symposia and events. Panorama Mesdag, The Mesdag Collection, the Louis Couperus Museum, The Hague Municipal Archives, and Pulchri Studio have teamed up to make the Mesdag year a success. As of mid-February, you will find more information on www.mesdagjaar.nl.
Exhibition: The Mesdag Family Collection
To properly ring in the Mesdag Year, Panorama Mesdag will be hosting a temporary exhibition called “The Mesdag Family Collection. The exhibition, on display from Saturday 29 March through Sunday 4 October 2015, will feature – often very personal – works collected by Mesdag-van Houten from the private collections of their descendants. These include Mesdag’s extraordinary and never-before-exhibited portrait of his father, Klaas, as well as Sientje’s delightful painting of dog Nero.
For more information about the reopening, the Mesdag Year or the new exhibitions, please contact Helma Doorman or Marije Beckers on 070-3106665 or at info@panorama-mesdag.nl
