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Danielle Kwaaitaal
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- 24 April till 4 September 2016
- Drents Museum
ABOVE & BEYOND
In 2014, the Drents Museum completed a deaccession process for over 5,000 objects from its collection.This project was conducted with the greatest care and in accordance with the Leidraad voor het Afstoten van Museale Objecten (LAMO: guidelines for deaccessing museum objects). Once the project was completed, the objects no longer had any museum value.
Artist Danielle Kwaaitaal took care of several of these deaccessed objects and collaborated with fourteen renowned artists from various disciplines, asking them to breathe new life into these objects. Danielle Kwaaitaal then documented these ‘new works of art’ in a special way. The ABOVE & BEYOND exhibition restores the museum value of these objects and puts Kwaaitaal at the centre of the debate about the future of our cultural heritage.
Artists
Participating artists: Simone Boon, Aziz Bekkaoui, Hans van Bentem, Liselore Frowijn, Mada van Gaans, Annelies Grimbergen, Marc de Groot, Imme van der Haak, Jan Jansen. Jasper Krabbé, Jeroen van Mechelen, Frans Piek, Chrystl Rijkeboer and Hinke Schreuders.
Most of the museum is easily accessible for people with reduced mobility. Most floors are accessible by elevator and there are wheelchair-accessible toilets. The museum has free wheelchairs, walkers and folding stools for anyone who wants to use them. Unfortunately, part of the monumental section of the museum is less accessible.
Because of the number of wheelchairs and walkers being limited, you can reserve them via +31 (0)592 - 377 773.
More information about the accessibility of the building can be found here.
Supervisors (on presentation of a public transport companion card) and registered assistance and guide dogs are of course very welcome and can enter the museum free of charge.
The Drents Museum always has a number of changing exhibitions and also a rich collection of our own. Our own collection is currently mainly in the depot due to the renovation. That is why our archeology collection (including Pesse canoe, The Yde girl and the other peat bodies), the Drenthe history collection, Art around 1900 and contemporary realism cannot be seen at this moment. We expect Labyrinthia to open sometime in 2024. Click here for an overview of current exhibitions.
More and more objects can be found online. Learn all about your favorite object or discover new treasures!
Registered assistance or guide dogs are welcome in the museum, other pets are not.
Bar Brasserie Pingo can be found in the heart of the old museum section. Pingo's opening hours are the same as the museum, from Tuesday to Sunday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Here you can drink coffee and eat cake, however meal salads, sandwiches and appetizers are also on the menu.