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The Groninger Museum
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The Groninger Museum

The Groninger Museum is a museum in Groningen in the north of The Netherlands. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 256 KB) Own picture from Andre Engels. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 256 KB) Own picture from Andre Engels. ... Groningen (or Grunn in the local dialect) is a municipality and a middle-size city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...


Perhaps not as famous as The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam but it is considered to be one of the best museums in The Netherlands. Opened in 1994 the building became a well known highlight in the world of art. Designed by the architects Philippe Starck, Alesandro Mendini and Coop Himmelblau, the museum is built in the shape of a ship floating in water, in a modern, futuristic and colourful style. It is the home to various expositions of local, national and international works of art, most of them modern and abstract. The Rijksmuseum Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch 1642 Johannes Vermeer: Milkmaid 1658-1660 Frans Hals: Portrait of a Young Couple The Rijksmuseum (IPA: ; Dutch for Empire Museum) is a national museum of the Netherlands, located in Amsterdam on the Museumplein. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ... A book about Starck by Taschen Philippe Patrick Starck (born January 18, 1949) is a well-known French designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...


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