Not least because of its geographic vicinity to the Netherlands, the Landesmuseum Kunst & Kultur Oldenburg holds a large collection of paintings by Dutch and Flemish masters from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. In the latest CODARTfeature, curator Anna Heinze introduces us to the collection and how it was formed, and explains why it could have been even grander.

“The State Museum (Landesmuseum) for Art and Cultural History opened in February 1923. After the November 1918 Revolution that forced the abdication of Friedrich August, the last Grand Duke, the government of the Free State of Oldenburg decided in 1919 to establish a State Museum in Oldenburg Castle (Schloss Oldenburg).”  (…) Continue reading…

CODARTfeatures

Published monthly, features provide information on new curatorial developments, current projects, collections of Dutch and Flemish art in museums worldwide, as well as insight into the work of the museum curator.

Last month’s feature was Getting the Hang of It: The Redisplay of the Permanent Collection at the National Gallery, London by Bart Cornelis. To browse all features, visit codart.nl/features.