A notable feature of the relocation of the De Stadshof Collection from Ghent to Haarlem is the 1999 installation Forever Friends by the German-French artist Hans Langner. For this work, he incorporated around two thousand objects to create a mysterious cave – one of the De Stadshof Collection’s crowd favorites. As the massive installation could […]
Read moreFirst major exhibition opens in October 2026 The first result of the new partnership between the De Stadshof Collection and the Museum of the Mind is on the way. In October, the Museum of the Mind, located on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, will open the exhibition Outsider Art! – 150 Years of Outsider Art […]
Read moreInternationally renowned outsider art collection finds new home in Haarlem and will collaborate closely with Museum van de Geest / Museum of the Mind. After 25 years, the De Stadshof Collection has returned to the Netherlands. This extensive collection of outsider art has been relocated from Museum Dr. Guislain in Ghent to Museum van de […]
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Gallery owner and publicist Nico van der Endt, a key figure in outsider art in the Netherlands, passed away on Sunday 19th of January at the age of 83, his family announced on Friday. Van der Endt preferred to describe the work of non-professional artists—outsiders, often with psychiatric backgrounds who developed their own techniques and […]
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It is with great sadness that we have to announce the loss of Liesbeth Reith, founding mother of the De Stadshof Collection. After a few weeks of illness she passed away on December 13, 2024. It means a great loss for our foundation, where she was still active on the Board. Met grote droefheid moeten […]
Read moreAnnouncement made by J. P. Ritsch-Fisch Galerie, Aug. 22, 2023: Dear friends and art lovers, It was with deep sadness that we learned of the death of the great A.C.M., leaving behind a legacy that will continue to fascinate, move and amaze future generations of art lovers and artists alike. Over the years, A.C.M. won […]
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La Fabuloserie announced today the loss of the artist Jaber, who died in Paris on October 21, 2021, at the age of 83. Jaber Al-Mahjoub was born in 1938 in M’ Saken, Tunisia. Orphan at the age of three years, he was raised by his sister. In the 1950’s he became a baker’s apprentice in […]
Read moreThe Great Invocation refers to the mantra allegedly received by British writer Alice Bailey from a spirit guide in 1945, as the last battles of WWII ravaged Europe. Bailey described The Great Invocation as a synthesis of meditation, prayer, and affirmation, that would assist the world in times of unprecedented calamity, thus ‘saving humanity from […]
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