The Kunstpedia Team

Dedicated columnists who review exhibitions and other events

His Majesty's Giant Anteater

When we think of Goya, we think of his iconic Black Paintings and his clothed and naked 'Maja's, but a giant anteater is the last thing…

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The Sacred Stools of the Akan - An interesting read how the Akan communicate with their ancestors through the medium of stools

Asia Discovered in Rome

Rome's most under rated and over looked museum, the Museo Nazionale D'arte Orientale

Indian Painting : The lesser-known traditions

By Kunstpedia Administrator

7 February 2012

That India is known for its very fine painting traditions is not new. The general public once in a while is treated on the Antique Road Show with such discoveries. The large number of followers of the TV show, whom after so many years have becom...

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Celebrating the Tricentenary of the National Library of Madrid – A Public Display of its Treasures

By Walker, Jennifer

6 February 2012

The National Library in Madrid, Spain’s oldest cultural institution, is celebrating its 300th birthday with a stunning exhibition showcasing its greatest treasures. Not only full of antique books and medieval codices, the National Library is home ...

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A Tulip & Art Symposium : What more will the TEFAF bring?

2 February 2012

Hollands international pride, the TEFAF Maastricht, will celebrate their Silver Jubilee in 2012. During the TEFAF, from 16 to 25 March, a number of initiatives will mark the 25 years since it transformed from a small-scale event into the most impo...

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Goed Getroffen, een impressie - Werken van de Haagse School nu te zien in Oss

By Nagelkerke, Jacques

1 February 2012

Het is een monumentaal pand, in het centrum van Oss, op een steenworp afstand van het station. Ooit was het fabrikantenvilla, gemeentehuis, pensionaat en nu een museum, genoemd naar de stadsarchivaris Jan Cunen (1884-1940) die ook de grondslag leg...

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Museum Catharijneconvent zoekt onderkomen voor uniek 18de eeuws predikantenbord

31 January 2012

Een koorschot uit circa 1775 uit de Nederlandse Hervormde kerk uit Poortugaal, met daarop de namen geschilderd van de predikanten die van 1583 tot en met 1828 in Poortugaal en Hoogvliet het woord hebben verkondigd, wordt met vernietiging bedreigd....

István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum, a new highlight in Budapest

30 January 2012

The István Zelnik Southeast Asian Gold Museum provides a home for nearly a thousand artifacts from eleven of the states of today’s Southeast Asia. Most of these objects are of gold and date from prehistoric times to the 20th century, illustrating ...