Museum Catharijneconvent

One silent and humbly light place, within the heart of the lively and optimistic, beautiful city of Utrecht. The ancient monastry hosts - amongst a lot of further breathtaking iconic and precious works - the shining, eminent dome treasure - impressive, representative and partly slightly morbid pieces of art, as well as craft. The museum's concept is rather subtle and profoundly demanding: Spiritually and historically vibrant phenomena are symbolised and materialised in (mostly historical) works of art which have to be deciphered by the visitors themselves. The bare texts (more or less directly attached to the objects, and provided by the well done guide book) have to be filled with spirit and meaning by us, the spectators. A contemplative place of atmosphere, vibrance and intellectual challenge. Encouraging a wider range of 'learners' would possibly be a great idea. That is still done by the personnel (though not necessarily by the admittance fee).

if you like christian art/history, this is the perfect place for you. if you’re just interested in it, you’ll like it but you might be done a lot quicker :)

Another world class exhibition in Medieval Bodies. Art and artifacts collected from all over Europe to tell the story of blood and milk, heads and the headless in a medieval religious context. I learnt a lot, and loved the design and curation.

Fantastic exposition about wonders, from Egyptian artifacts to David Bowie, lots of arts from 15-17 century, well made exhibition! Loved the modern art part and how it played with the historical art!

Outstanding exhibitions! Could have spent many more hours!