The (new) Miniature Museum includes a collection consisting of 2000 works of art by over 850 famous artists such as Damien Hirst, George Baselitz, Louise Bourgeois, Daniel Spoerri, Yves Klein, Marlene Dumas, Yayoi Kusama, Ed Ruscha, Roy Lichtenstein and many others, and is one of a kind. The collection consists entirely of miniature versions (it is based on a piece measuring 10x10x10 cm) of existing work and work produced by the artists especially for "the museum".
Ria and Lex Daniëls, Amsterdam art collectors and retired gallery owners, first devised the concept for the museum back in 1991. "What are you meant to do if you find a packing box containing 85 miniature works of art after renovating your home? Hang them back on the newly plastered wall, or as Ria suggested: create a Miniature Museum? We opted for the latter", explains Lex Daniëls. With the help of fellow galleries and artists, he and his wife saw their modest collection develop into the collection that it is today. A museum soon followed which was housed in the children's oncology department at the AMC Hospital for a number of years. Curator Jet van Overeem of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag was able to arrange for a completely new building measuring sixteen metres in length to be designed that will be officially opened today and that the wider public will be able to see for at least five years.
Benno Tempel, Director of Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, is proud of this new addition to the museum: "The Miniature Museum is very charming, but we should not underestimate its artistic quality. For now, a lack of space will not pose a barrier, so the Miniature Museum will be able to continue to grow into a truly amazing museum in the future".
A miniature catalogue has been published to go with the new Miniature Museum. This catalogue includes a selection from the 2000 miniatures and all proceeds from the sale of the catalogue go towards the children's cancer foundation KiKa.
To request a (high) resolution image, an interview or a review copy of the catalogue, please contact: Ria and/or Lex Daniels on +31 (0)650 600600
For more information about the Miniature Museum exhibition please visit www.gemeentemuseum.nl
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