Royal decoration for departing director Harry Tupan
This evening, September 6 – on his birthday – Harry Tupan received a royal decoration from the hands of Mayor Marco Out of Assen.
During the farewell gathering in a packed Brasserie Pingo at the Drents Museum, Harry was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Mayor Marco Out: 'Mr. Tupan’s contribution to the culture of Assen, and in particular to the position of the Drents Museum in the art world in the Netherlands and beyond, is of great value. With his enthusiasm, passion, and perseverance, he has put the Drents Museum – and with it cultural Drenthe – on the international map.´
Harry Tupan Says Farewell to the Drents Museum
His laughter echoes through the offices on Kloosterstraat. And tirelessly he moves between office and museum gallery, where the final touches are being made to Microkosm – The World in a Wunderkammer.
