OF MESDAG COLLECTED
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Museum with interesting collections of late and early century paintings, housed in a beautiful, historic house.
From the magnificent Peace Palace, it's a short walk (past the French Embassy) to the Mesdag Museum. Now renamed the Mesdag Collection, it features interesting collections of late 19th and early 20th century paintings. Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915), who was not only a painter but also a passionate collector and banker, had this museum built in 1887 to house the paintings in his collection. The Hague School (works by Israëls, Roelofs, the Maris brothers and Mauve) and the Barbizon School (works by Corot, Millet, Daubigny and Rousseau) are particularly well represented, making this the largest Barbizon collection outside France. The collection was bequeathed to the State in 1903, along with the neighboring house where Mesdag lived, which has now been restored and is open to the public. The museum offers an insight into a fascinating, dual universe: that of a visionary artist with a passion for Scheveningen, and that of a visionary collector. The collection includes vases and a variety of heterogeneous objects, and the presentation and decoration of the rooms is very well done. The museum is also rooted in the present, with exhibitions of contemporary art. The garden, with its lovely deckchairs, is particularly pleasant, as is the café. A visit to Panorama Mesdag, just a stone's throw away, is a must. In summer, you can picnic in the museum garden (booking in advance).
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