Invitation to the opening
The director of Museum Rotterdam, Hans Walgenbach, cordially invites all CODART members to the official opening of the exhibition on Sunday October 9, 2011. From 2 PM onwards at the Schielandshuis.
This afternoon etiquette expert Jan Jaap van Weering provides an insight into the manners and customs of the ruling classes.
This invitation is valid for two persons. You can download the official invitation here. This document also serves as an entrance ticket.
About the exhibition
This fall the luxurious lifestyle and pomp of the old Rotterdam elite returns to the Schielandshuis, main location of Museum Rotterdam. The period rooms of this 17th century city palace are once more filled with a grandiose display of wealth from the trading port on the River Meuse. Lavish furnishings, gorgeous clothing and beautiful paintings, whose owners seem to have just left the room, show a glimpse of a life of opulence.
Noteworthy Rotterdam citizens Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp and Elie van Rijckevorsel take center stage as members of prominent Rotterdam families. Van Hogendorp ensures a smooth political transition to the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the early 19th century, while gentleman-scientist Van Rijckevorsel contributes to the explosion of knowledge in the latter half of that era.