costumeandartlover
A blog about my passion for period costumes and art
DIAMONDS, CHAMPAGNE & HIGH ART AT PAN AMSTERDAM 2022
PAN art, design, and antiques fairs, taking place annually in Amsterdam is celebrating their 35th edition this year and the doors are opened in RAI conference centre from 19th till 27th November. www.pan.nl 125 high profile antique shops and art dealers from around the world come to show case the best of art, antiques, and […]
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FLASH/BACK. INTO THE PAST AND BACK TO THE FUTURE
The Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, which is acclaimed for having Vermeer’s famous Girl with a Pearl Earring and Fabritius’ Goldfinch in its collection, celebrates 200th birthday this year. To honour this anniversary, special temporary exhibitions are held throughout the year. One of them, opened on 1 June is entitled Flash/Back and will be on […]
MoreTHUMBS UP FOR THE TEXTILE RESEARCH CENTRE IN LEIDEN
The Textile Research Centre in Leiden is a unique place. It is not a museum, yet they have a vast collection of 35.000 pieces of textiles from all around the world. The oldest of them dates from about 6.000 years ago, the newest ones probably produced in recent weeks. All of them described, most photographed […]
MoreALPHONSE MUCHA AND THE CHARM OF LA BELLE EPOQUE
It happens sometimes that someone achieves success suddenly, almost overnight, and from a complete unknown becomes a celebrity surrounded by the admiration of those who yesterday knew neither the face nor the name of the new star. Such was the case of Alphonse Mucha, who by a fortunate coincidence, within a few days gained fame, […]
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