The Dutch De Stadshof Collection Foundation is collector and keeper of a Solitary Creations art collection, around 10,000 remarkable works of art, tracked down in 40 years by self-willed art lovers.
Recently, in 2026, the collection is transferred to Haarlem. The Museum of the Mind will take care of the collection and will organise exhibits and presentations.
From 2002 until 2025 it was on long-term loan at the Museum Dr. Guislain in Ghent, Belgium.
Solitary Creations is how we label works of art that are created outside the realms of mainstream art. It encompasses a wide range of creative expression, from outsider art, self-taught art, art brut, folk art and naive art. Solitary Creations bespeak of the dreams, fears and fascinations of artistically gifted people, and of the irrepressible creative urge of the homo ludens, the ever playing/playful human being.
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