Press releases

In 2025 the Mauritshuis will mark eighty years since the liberation of the Netherlands. The German occupation was a turbulent time for the Mauritshuis, with its collection in storage, propaganda exhibitions,...

Neurological research has shown that looking at a real painting at the Mauritshuis activates the brain differently than looking at a reproduction of the same painting. The viewer’s emotional response is...

The Mauritshuis, Nationale-Nederlanden, Fabrique des Lumières, Addikt (concept & graphics), Kloaq (audio design) together developed a spectacular new presentation about the world-famous Girl with a Pearl...

Recent research conducted prior to the start of the conservation of Paulus Potter’s The Bull at the Mauritshuis, has produced several new insights into how the painter worked. We already knew that Potter...

From 29 March, museum visitors will be able to follow the examination and restoration of Potter’s The Bull live. This huge painting (the largest in the Mauritshuis collection!) was last restored 50 years...

He was a pioneer in many fields, and introduced several new themes to Dutch painting. He made the Netherlands’ first floral still life, and was the most notable painter of the legendary (extinct) dodo....