Visit our exhibition Ode to Amrita Sher-Gil – Masterpieces from Dutch Museums . The Drents Museum, together with 23 other Dutch museums, presents an exhibition about identity, freedom, connection, and love. With works by Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh, Toorop, Corbijn, and Rembrandt, among others.
The exhibition brings together over 50 works of art: paintings, drawings and photography, spanning from the seventeenth century until now. Together they bring a Dutch introduction on the work and legacy of Amrita Sher-Gil. The decor is designed for the postponed exhibition ''Amrita Sher-Gil - Europe belongs to Picasso, India belongs to me.''
The four most important themes in Sher-Gil's life (identity, freedom, connection and love) are the main focus in this new, temporary exhibition. Ode to Amrita Sher-Gil shows works that have never been shown before, including Charley Toorop, Henri Matisse, Marlene Dumas, Natasja Kensmil, Tryntsje Nauta, Isaac Israëls, Kees van Dongen, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Jan Mankes, Raquel van Haver, Peggy Kuiper, Anton Corbijn, Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh.
'Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse and many others. India belongs only to me.'
These are the words used by the Hungarian-Indian Amrita Sher-Gil (Budapest 1913 - Lahore 1941) to describe her unique position in the world of art. She only lived 28 years, but left behind an impressive and influential oeuvre in which European styles are combined with Indian colors, themes and stories. Her art is still in development when Sher-Gil passes away.
The exhibition ''Amrita Sher-Gil - Europe belongs to Picasso, India belongs to me'' was scheduled to open march 22, with 60 paintings and artworks from the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. The Indian government decided last minute that the collection isn't able to travel to the Netherlands due to the geopolitical developments around Iran. Museums from all over the Netherlands came to our help and lent out works of art.
This exhibition was able to be put together with help from the Amsterdam Museum, Fries Museum, Groninger Museum, Joods Cultureel Kwartier, Joods Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Mauritshuis, Museum Arnhem, Museum Belvédère, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum de Fundatie, Museum Dr8888, Museum Fenix, Museum Gouda, Museum MORE, Het Noordbrabants Museum, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Singer Laren, Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, Teylers Museum, Universiteitsmuseum Groningen and het Van Gogh Museum.
The exhibition Ode to Amrita – Masterpieces from Dutch Museums was able to be put together with help from the Provincie Drenthe, Ministerie OC&W en Gemeente Assen. Partners are VriendenLoterij, Stichting Beringer Hazewinkel, C&W De Boer Stichting, SRC Reizen, DM Steunfonds en DM Vrienden.
This exhibition is postponed, click here for more information.
In 2026, the Drents Museum will have the premiere of the very first Amrita Sher-Gil exhibition in the Netherlands.
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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.
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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 we also have a rich collection of our own. You can visit our own collection in our new collection presentation Labyrinthia.
All current exhibitions and presentations can be found on the exhibitions page.
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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 salads, sandwiches and appetizers are also on the menu.
