Friends tour

Longing for Egmond.
From inspiration to artist's cap

Retrieved from Monday, June 30 the museum is hosting an exclusive Friends tour of the new exhibition Longing for Egmond. From inspiration to artist's cap. The museum will open its doors that day especially for you as a Friend. So you can view the exhibition at your leisure and take part in the guided tour.

Curators Marjan van Heteren and Tristan Schiff will take you through the story of the exhibition; to a village and coast that inspired artists for centuries.

For the first time, seventeenth- and nineteenth-century masterpieces are brought together in the region where they were created. The exhibition shows how this special place was able to enchant generations of artists - from the Dutch masters to the American painters who made Egmond internationally famous. 

Program:

10 a.m. Walk-in with coffee and tea

10:30 a.m. Welcome by director Marrigje Rikken

10:40 a.m. Remarks by curator Tristan Schiff

11 a.m. Explanation by curator Marjan van Heteren

11:30 - 12:30 independent viewing

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