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Updated: March 4 2010, 21:02 CET
AMSTERDAM: This weekend the new Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam opens her doors to her second exhibition: “Matisse to Malevich Pioneers of Modern Art from the Hermitage”. The major show explores the origins of modern art as an art historical phenomenon, presenting avant-garde masterpieces by amongst others Matisse, Picasso, Van Dongen, De Vlaminck and Derain. On show are about 75 paintings selected from the collection of the Hermitage St.- Petersburg. Apart from the world-famous French masters, equally celebrated Russian contemporaries as Malevich and Kandinsky are represented. These artists are seen as the pioneers of Modernism. Almost all the works exhibited are on permanent display in St.- Petersburg.The Hermitage’s impressive collection originated with the famous Russian collectors Ivan Morozov (1871-1921) and Sergej Shchukin (1854-1936). Both were textile dealers, and they brought French art to Russia because they wanted to change the course of art in their homeland.
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Updated: February 12 2010, 19:06 CET
BERLIN: While the sportworld gets ready for the Olympics in Vancouver, film buffs celebrat the 60th edition of the Berlinale Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2010, annual international film festival and Berlin’s largest cultural event.Read more
Updated: December 16 2009, 19:15 CET
MUNICH: This month Munich celebrates its Tollwood Winter Festival 2009. This years edition of the annual cultural winter festival with the theme ‘Heaven and Hell’ started just before the first Advent Sunday and offers a Christmas market through December 23 and cultural events up to New Year’s Eve.Read more
Updated: February 1 2010, 20:45 CET
ROTTERDAM: Last week the International Rotterdam Film Festival 2010 opened its door to the public. This years edition of this major annual film festival promoting alternative, innovative and non-commercial films.Read more
Updated: November 24 2009, 15:33 CET
AMSTERDAM: Although there is now snow yet, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam already presents its visitors with some winter amusement with the exhibition ‘Hendrick Avercamp Little Ice Age’ the first survey of winter landscapes by the Dutch painter Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634).Read more
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