From 22 May to 6 June 2010, the unique exhibition 'The Golden Age' will be held in Museum Nusantara, Museum Het Prinsenhof and Museum Lambert van Meerten in Delft.
Floral art
Together with the internationally acclaimed flower-arranging artist Pim van den Akker, the museums offer a platform for innovations and trends in the world of floral art on the basis of an unexpected view of the 17th-century collection.
Look at an impression of the exhibition here (courtesy of local newspaper 'Delftse Post').
Workshops
Also, several workshops and master-classes will take place.
Content exhibition in Museum Nusantara
Museum Nusantara is entirely focused on the history and the many cultures of Indonesia. The permanent exhibition shows the age-old relationship between the Netherlands and Indonesia, the East India Company, the colonial administration, and the Indische Instelling, the Indies Institute.
There is also an exhibition of fabulous objects from Indonesian sub-cultures, such as the Moluccas, Toraja, Batak, and Asmat.
Together with the flower-arranging artists Asselien Broekhuis and Geertje Stienstra, Pim van den Akker demonstrates his creative modern vision of the age-old flower arranging art Ikebana.
It is translated into Western culture, with the emphasis of flower compositions on modern and innovative group works, larger installations, and smaller group works. The harmonious interplay of form, line, colour and rhythm, and the symbiosis with nature are always central to this traditional Japanese art form.
The garden of Museum Het Prinsenhof in particular offers an excellent chance to emphasise the balanced relationship between art and nature.
More information
For more information about the 'The Golden Age' exhibition, please visit the website of Erfgoed Delft en Omstreken.
