đź“…Â Date: March 1, 2025
đź•‘Â Time: 14:00 - 17:00 CET
đź“ŤÂ Place: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YoLfTto7cALjUps6A
Welcome to the first session ever of the Slow Museum Saturdays meetup!
Slow Museum Saturdays is a meetup for people who want to experience museums differently—through deep observation, curiosity, and shared reflection. Instead of skimming past exhibits, we take our time, noticing details, questioning meanings, and discussing our discoveries.
Each session focuses on a limited number of artworks—some we already recommend but personal exploration is also encouraged. Whether you're an art enthusiast or just curious, join us in slowing down, looking closer, and seeing more.
This Saturday we visit the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, a unique museum archive where masterpieces are stored and displayed in unconventional ways. Currently they are celebrating the museum’s 175th anniversary, Lievelingen(Beloved) exhibition showcases its most treasured masterpieces, from Bruegel and Rembrandt to Magritte and Rothko.
2:00 – 2:15 PM | Meet & Intro – Gather, overview of slow looking
2:15 – 3:45 PM | Slow Looking – 7–10 min per artwork, personal discoveries
3:45 – 4:15 PM | Discussion – Reflections on themes & surprises
4:15 – 5:00 PM | Wrap-Up – Casual chats & next meetup plans
We have selected some artworks for you to focus on that we think would be worth your time:
Pieter Bruegel the Elder – The Tower of Babel
A mind-blowing display of intricate details, small figures in motion, a lopsided tower, and intriguing plays of light. Why does red light shine on parts of the tower? What is the source of the stark white illumination?
Rembrandt – Titus at His Desk