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Oliver Beer, Devils, 2017, Collection museum Voorlinden, foto Antoine van Kaam.

Things are everywhere. We create them, collect them, cherish them, give them meaning, and just as easily discard them.

 Artists notice what we often overlook — hidden within all these objects around us: the stories, memories, societal developments, and even new artworks. In the collection exhibition The Life of Things, Voorlinden delves into the world of objects: what do they really reveal about us?

With sculptures, still lifes, readymades, and installations, the artists in the collection exhibition The Life of Things reveal what the objects around us convey — about our relationships, systems, and the meanings we create through them. The exhibition opens with the impressive work Famished Road (2023) by Ibrahim Mahama. He has constructed a monumental 5-by-10-metre wall made up of around 2,000 shoemaker’s boxes. Created especially for Voorlinden, the work almost obstructs the passageway, embodying histories while exuding life and hope.

District
Surrounding municipality
Exhibition genre
Museum
Accessibility
People who are deaf or hard of hearing
Language
No dutch required
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Dates and Times

25 January 2 November
Monday
11:00 – 17:00
Tuesday
11:00 – 17:00
Wednesday
11:00 – 17:00
Thursday
11:00 – 17:00
Friday
11:00 – 17:00
Saturday
11:00 – 17:00
Sunday
11:00 – 17:00
The museum is open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
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