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For 50 years, the Princessehof has been assisted by a club of loyal ceramics-loving Friends. The Association of Friends of the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics collects leading contemporary ceramics and gives them on loan to the Princessehof. After half a century, the association has built up an impressive collection. To mark their 50th anniversary, and in gratitude for their support, the Princessehof presents an anniversary exhibition. The exhibition Golden Friends: 50 years of friendship with Keramiekmuseum Princessehof will feature a selection of more than 25 works from the Friends' collection. The exhibition can be seen from 22 June 2024 to 7 September 2025.
The Friends of the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics collection showcases the spectacular development of ceramics after World War II. For the first time, clay mixtures and glazes are available for sale to everyone and there is plenty of opportunity to experiment with techniques and materials. Thus, traditional utensils increasingly gave way to freer forms. In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Friends' Association, the Princessehof is highlighting part of its “golden friends” collection. The exhibition will include work by Arnold Annen (1952, Switzerland), Carmen Dionyse (1921-2013, Belgium), Bart Drost (1955, Netherlands), Alexandra Engelfriet (1959, Netherlands), Heringa/Van Kalsbeek, Eduard Hermans (1959, Netherlands), Kayoko Hoshino (1949, Japan), Bodil Manz (1943, Denmark), among others, Hanna Mobach (1934-2024, the Netherlands), Barbara Nanning (1957, the Netherlands), Anne Marie Laureys (1962, Belgium), David Regan (1964, America), Studio Wieki Somers (2003, the Netherlands), Akio Takamori (1950-2017, Japan), Joan Takayama-Ogawa (1955, America), Wolfgang Vegas (1958, Venezuela) and unknown makers from Africa.
.jpg?width=600&height=763&mode=crop&converttowebp=1 "Heringa/Van Kalsbeek, Beeld in een expressionistische vorm, 2005 | Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Bruikleen Vereniging van Vriende")
The Association of Friends of the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics has been collecting leading ceramics since 1974 and preserving them for future generations. They also facilitate various exhibitions and educational programmes at the Princessehof. In 2014, the Princessehof also showed a selection from its collection in honour of the association's 40th anniversary. The accompanying book Collected Friends shows all the acquisitions from those 40 years of collecting. It also describes the genesis of the collection.The book is on sale in the museum shop for €39.95, Friends of the Princessehof pay €25.
Become a Friend
Do you also have a love of ceramics? And would you like to support the Princessehof? Become also a member of the Association of Friends of the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics. Because the Princessehof can do more thanks to the Friends, Friends also receive more benefits. New Friends receive Keramiekmuseum Princessehof's cookbook (worth €49.95) for free. Friends also have free admission to the museum throughout the year, receive invitations to exclusive openings, activities and Friend trips, and receive discounts in the museum shop. Click here for more information.
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