Description of the attraction
The Municipal Museum is the art museum of the city of The Hague. It was opened to the public in 1935 in a purpose-built building. The architectural design of the building was carried out by the famous Dutch architect Hendrik Berlage. The foundation date of the museum can be considered 1912, when the city council of The Hague decided to establish the Municipal Museum and appointed its director. Construction and opening were postponed for many years, first due to the First World War, then due to financial problems.
The collection of the museum consists of several large sections. In the section of contemporary art, viewers can see the works of both foreign artists - Degas, Monet, Picasso - and Dutch ones. The Hague Museum is proud to have the most complete collection of works by Piet Mondrian, who, along with Kandinsky and Malevich, is the founder of abstract art. He also stood at the origins of the De Stijl (Style) movement, which had a great influence on the development of both Dutch and world art.
The posters section contains over 50,000 items of posters, posters and drawings made in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The arts and crafts collection includes ceramics, glass, silver and furniture. These exhibits are grouped in different rooms dedicated to specific styles and eras.
The section on fashion history presents samples of clothing, accessories, jewelry and printed products. It exhibits works by both contemporary fashion designers and recognized classics of fashion - Gabrielle Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, etc. In this section, expositions are updated more often than others, because for reasons of preservation, antique fabrics, etc. cannot be kept outside special storage conditions for a long time.
Another very interesting section of the museum is the section for musical instruments and a music library.
