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The Hague School

What kind of art did painters of the Hague School make? How did Mesdag contribute to their success? Read the story

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The Barbizon Painters

Who were the painters of Barbizon? And what made them so special? Read the story

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A museum of their own

What did the Mesdag's like? Where and how did they acquire works of art? Read the story

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The Mesdags

The Mesdag's swtichted carreers and became artists at later age. How did they become well known so quickly? Read the sto...

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Colenbrander and applied arts

Read the story and discover what valuable objects the Mesdag’s collected besides paintings

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The Upcoming Cultural Season at The Mesdag Collection

Press Release: The Upcoming Cultural Season at The Mesdag Collection
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Mancini: Eccentric & Extravagant

Press Release: The Italian artist Antonio Mancini (1852-1930) was so far ahead of his time that his paintings astonished...
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Jean-François Millet and the Hague School opens on Friday

Press Release: The exhibition will be on show at The Mesdag Collection in The Hague until 5 January 2020
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Work by 19th-century female artists at The Mesdag Collection

Persbericht: From Saturday, 26 September, The Mesdag Collection will highlight the importance of Sientje Mesdag-van Hout...
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From 13 March: Exhibition ‘Mancini. Eccentric & Extravagant’ in The Mesdag Collection

Press Release: From 13 March to 28 June 2020, The Mesdag Collection in The Hague explores the turbulent life and work of...
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Privacy Policy and Personal Information

What information might we collect about you? How do we manage the data? Please read our privacy policy
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Museum temporarily closed due to national policy relating to the corona virus

The Mesdag Collection will remain closed to the public until and including 2 June 2020, due to national policy relating ...

Under the spell of nature

Discover the remarkable works on paper by Théodore Rousseau and Charles-François Daubigny.
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Mesdag & Colenbrander: A Shared Fascination with Ceramics

Press Release: An exhibition exploring the Mesdag’s extensive collection of Colenbrander ceramics
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Mesdag & Japan: Collecting the Far East

Mesdag’s extraordinary collection of Japanese decorative art: from samurai swords and Satsuma vases to colourful earthen...
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'Marine, où fuir les idées nauséabondes'

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'Hommage to Bas Jan Ader' B

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'Hommage to Bas Jan Ader' A

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'Out of Space'

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Exhibition How does an Artist Collect?

This exhibition features pieces by eight contemporary artists whose work is heavily influenced by collecting
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Conditions Governing the Use of Image Material

Images of our collection may be downloaded and distributed for non-commercial use.
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Exhibition Urban Larsson. Painting from Life

Discover Urban Larsson’s unique portraits, still lifes and landscapes
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Front view The Mesdag Collection

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General Terms and Conditions for Visitors

These conditions describe admission to the museum, the code of conduct for visitors and complaints procedure.
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Address and route

Plan your route to The Mesdag Collection.
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Through the eyes of Vincent van Gogh

Paintings that Vincent van Gogh admired
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Present-day images to 'The Dutch in Barbizon. Maris, Mauve, Weissenbruch'

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Visual material museum The Mesdag Collection

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Picnic in the garden

When the sun shines, head outside to enjoy a delicious picnic in our beautiful garden
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School visit

The Mesdag Collection offers a special museum class for pupils in year 3 at primary schools in The Hague
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About Mesdag and his collection

Discover more about the Mesdags, their life work and the collection.

A Living Collection

Discover three newly added paintings to the collection.
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The Mesdag Collection Opens its Doors: Three New Acquisitions

Persbericht: Vanaf zaterdag laat De Mesdag Collectie aan de hand van sterke, nog weinig getoonde werken zien wat de bela...
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The Network of Sientje Mesdag-van Houten. Female Artists

This exhibition focuses on Sientje Mesdag-van Houten’s network of female artists. Extended until 20 June 2021.
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Exhibition Mesdag & Colenbrander

Discover the Mesdags' impressive collection of Colenbrander ceramics in the exhibition 'Mesdag & Colenbrander. A Shared ...
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Opening hours

View the opening hours of the museum. Tickets are available online.
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Jean-François Millet and the Hague School

Press Release: On display at the Mesdag Collection in The Hague from 13 September 2019 to 5 January 2020.
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The Mesdag Collection temporarily closed

Unfortunately, The Mesdag Collection will be closed again from Thursday 5 November onwards. This is due to the governmen...

'Standing on a Watermelon in the Dead Sea'

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Exhibition The Sensation of the Sea

Discover the exhibition ‘The Sensation of the Sea: In Honour of Bas Jan Ader’
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Press fact sheet

A useful resource of practical information about the museum and the collection for journalists, critics, bloggers and ed...
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Cookie Policy and Preferences

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Exhibition Masterpieces on Paper

The Mesdag Collection contains numerous watercolours, drawings and sketches. Several of these works went on display in t...
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Exhibition Imagining the Orient

'Imagining the Orient' features a wealth of unique Orientalist works
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Panorama Mesdag

The Panorama Mesdag is the oldest panorama in the world still at its original location.
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Daubigny-gallery The Mesdag Collection

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Guided tours

Do you enjoy delving deeper and looking beyond the paintings on display?
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Request a Guided Tour

Would you like to know more about the life and work of Hendrik Willem Mesdag and his wife Sientje?
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Paintbrush Princesses II

The exhibition 'Paintbrush Princesses II. Painting as a profession' was on view in 2012.
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Nature’s Picture. Photography meets painting in the 19th Century

Rarely seen work on show in The Mesdag Collection in The Hague from 5 March to 5 June 2016.
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Support the museum

You too can contribute to the success of this special Museum, founded in 1887 by the Mesdags.
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Contact

Do you have any questions or comments about the museum, ticket purchase or your visit? Please contact The Mesdag Collect...
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Plan your visit

The museum The Mesdag Collection is open. Plan your visit to the museum and book tickets online.

Alma Tadema-Epps

Discover the artworks of Lourens Alma Tadema, his wife Laura Theresa Alma Tadema-Epps and his sister-in-law Ellen Epps. ...
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Antonio Mancini

Hendrik Willem Mesdag regularly sent money to the Italian artist Antonio Mancini, who in return sent him paintings and d...
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