Augenspiel

'Great art can communicate, before it is understood'

On the first floor, the museum is presenting a new display of highlights of the collection. It includes old, modern and contemporary works of art, which this time are not ordered according to classical arrangement principles, such as chronology, but set out along a route that aims to refresh the eye and intensify the way works are viewed. Old and new are intermingled, with an open invitation to view them detached from context or theory.
Each painting, image or object has been selected on its own individual merits, with uniqueness, singularity and quality as the guiding principles.

Every work of art is able to communicate, without there being a direct case of understanding and choices. Augenspiel is no usual collection presentation. A sharp selection of highlights from Old Masters to contemporary art is presented for the very first time to the museum's visitors. From the one room to the other, you are invited to stand eye in eye with artefacts and works of art from very different times and centuries. As the title underlines it, Augenspiel is all about the pleasure of watching. Contact with art can be made on an initial level of emotions and sensitivity.

Free visitor's guide available (36 pages – NL, ENG, D, FR). 

Please pay attention: In room A1 different paintings by René Daniels are on display as mentioned in the booklet Augenspiel & in the audiotour.
The art works are temporarily on loan and can be viewed in Madrid where the Reina Sofia organises a major retrospective by the artist. 
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

Download here the pdf version of the visitor's guide.

Télécharger ici le guide du visiteur au format pdf.

Besuchersführer hier downloaden.

Audiotour available (NL – ENG ).