Two male visitors talk to each other in a room where portraits of women all hang on the wall. The men are out of focus.

Fundatie Collection: REMIX

fresh looks

In 2024, Museum de Fundatie's programme focuses on collection building. Here we do not look at period or style, but rather at thematic connections between different works. In this presentation, you will meet old acquaintances and new loves from the collection.

Collections are created by the preferences of a specific time; changes in taste, appreciation for certain creators and societal developments mean that a historically grown collection can lose relevance. Research can help shine a new light on familiar works of art, and new acquisitions add weight to specific motifs and themes. 

By enriching and broadening the collection with more perspectives, new stories emerge. On the one hand, we thereby open up our collection to new perspectives; on the other hand, we ourselves search for new connections and stories, which were already enclosed in our collection all along. In this way, the museum collection is increasingly becoming a reflection of society.

In Kasteel het Nijenhuis in Heino/Wijhe, Museum de Fundatie's outdoor location, there is also an extensive presentation of the collection.

  • A square pillar layered with bright colours, possibly made of glass, stands on an elevation. Behind it, people walk through a hall.
  • A woman looks at a large colourful painting by Karel Appel.
  • A visitor stands in a white room. He is wearing black and smiling. There are wooden pieces of furniture in the room. On the wall are small paintings in dark colours.
  • A woman looks at a 17th century painting by Willem Kalf from a distance
  • People stand on the balustrade and converse with each other. Textile artworks in white and pale pink hang from the ceiling.
  • A pillar full of small photographs stands in a museum hall. The walls behind the pillar are full of paintings.

    Fundatie Collection: REMIX

    fresh looks