ZomerExpo 2019 “Europa”

After two nerve-racking selection preliminaries my work “Composizione Oro e Legno 1 ” was choosen to participate in  ZomerExpo 2019 “Europa “. I am very, very pleased with this ! ZomerExpo is a bi-annual art event. And is on show in Museum De Fondatie in Zwolle, The Netherlands, as well as at Castle Nijenhuis in Wijhe near Zwolle.

Castle  Het Nijenhuis

My work was on show in Castle het Nijenhuis., part of Museum De Fundatie . A beautiful place. Kasteel Het Nijenhuis is one of the best preserved manor houses in the province of Overijssel. It is situated between the villages of Heino and Wijhe in an area of great natural beauty. Its history begins in the late Middle Ages, the first record dating from 1382.

Open to public

The Castle was occupied by various noble families bearing distinguished names such as Van Ittersum, Bentinck and Von Knobelsdorff. After the estate had been sold by the Van Pallandt family in 1934, it fell into disrepair. Collector Dirk Hannema managed to convince the Provincial Council of Overijssel, however, that Kasteel Het Nijenhuis should be kept from further deterioration. It was on his initiative that the Castle was restored and converted into an architect-designed museum, with Hannema’s own collection as the starting point. The founder of Museum de Fundatie occupied Kasteel Het Nijenhuis from 1958 to his death in 1984. Under the supervision of architect Gunnar Daan, the Castle was radically rebuilt and renovated in 2003/2004. The house, which until then could only be seen by appointment, was totally refurbished and has been fully open to the public since September 2004.