NEWS
2012 Grand Summer Exhibition
april 26th 2012 till september 30th 2012
In the summer of 2012, Oranienbaum Palace will be hosting an exhibition of contemporary Dutch Design and fashion in combination with historical artefacts from the Dutch Royal Archives. Built for Henriette Catharina, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, Oranienbaum is part of the heritage of the House of Orange-Nassau. With a major conservation and refurbishment process nearing completion, the palace and its park have been restored to their former grandeur.
Excellent craft at the court...
Some 50 rooms in the palace feature examples of contemporary excellence in craftsmanship – furniture, jewellery, glass and ceramics, hand-sewn fashion items and accessories – set off with examples of china and other decorative arts. Care has been taken to reflect the original function of each room.
More very interesting information you can find on the website: www.oranienbaumexhibition.com
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As well as Jan Matthesius as Pauline Barendse are selected to join the
Schoonhoven Silver Award 2012
The Dutch Silver Museum (Nederlands Zilvermuseum), established in the ‘silver city’ of Schoonhoven, invites silversmiths, designers and artists to participate in the fifth, innovated edition of the international Silver Art competition, the Schoonhoven Silver Award 2012.
History
The Schoonhoven Silver Award is an initiative of the Silver Foundation (Stichting Zilverkunst) and since 2001 has been granted four times. The award has been received by Oliver Schmidt, Germany (2002), Monika Gimborn-Jochum, Germany (2004), Jan Matthesius, The Netherlands (2006) and Hiroshi Suzuki, United Kingdom/Japan (2009).
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