Museum Henriette Polak

Open today from 11:00 until 17:00

Open today from 11:00 until 17:00

Thu (Hemelvaartsdag) 11:00 - 17:00
Fri - Sun 11:00 - 17:00
Mon Closed
Tue 11:00 - 17:00
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s Gravenhof 4
7201 DN Zutphen
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0575 - 51 68 78

Entree van de Musea Zutphen, door de Schelpenkoepel. Te vinden aan het 's Gravenhof in Zutphen
Entrance Museums Zutphen | Municipal Museum Zutphen & Museum Henriette Polak
Het Atelier in Museum Henriette Polak
The Atelier at Museum Henriette Polak, with work by Willem den Ouden, Jeanne Bieruma Oosting and Joop Sjollema in pictures.
De collectie van het museum bestaat uit modern-klassieke kunst in Nederland
Museum Henriette Polak's collection consists of modern-classical painting and sculpture, such as this work by initiator Joop Sjollema.
Het Atelier van het museum
Museum Henriette Polak's Atelier ll, with works by Arie Schippers, Theresia van der Pant, Kees Verwey and Jan Wiegers in view.
Kinderen voor een modern schilderij van een auto
Museum Henriette Polak is fun for young and old. In pictures the work of Arie Schippers.
In het Digitale Depot van Museum Henriette Polak maak je je eigen tentoonstelling.
At Museum Henriette Polak, create your own exhibition in the Digital Depot.
Dit werk van Wim Oepts is een van de topstukken van Museum Henriette Polak. Wim Oepts, Landschap, 1971, collectie Museum Henriette Polak.
This work by Wim Oepts, Landscape, 1971, is one of Museum Henriette Polak's masterpieces.
Willem den Ouden, Zelfportret, 2007, collectie Museum Henriette Polak
Willem den Ouden is one of the artists in the permanent collection of Museum Henriette Polak.
Charlotte van Pallandt, Portret van Fred Carasso, 1969, collectie Museum Henriette Polak
Besides painting, Museum Henriette Polak also shows lots of sculpture, such as this beautiful portrait of Fred Carasso by Charlotte van Pallandt.
Naast werken van de kunstenaars uit het museum, leer je ook mecenas Henriette Polak beter kennen.
Besides the works of artists in the museum, you will also get to know patron Henriette Polak better.
Maite Duval, Draaiende Vrouw, 1991, collectie Museum Henriette Polak. Dit prachtige beeld staat in de museumtuin van de Musea Zutphen.
This beautiful sculpture by Maite Duval, Turning Woman, stands in the museum garden of Musea Zutphen and belongs to the collection of Museum Henriette Polak.
Bij de Musea Zutphen vind je twee musea onder één dak: het cultuurhistorische Stedelijk Museum Zutphen en Museum Henriette Polak voor figuratieve beeldende kunst.
At Musea Zutphen, you will find two museums under one roof: the cultural-historical Stedelijk Museum Zutphen and Museum Henriette Polak for figurative visual art.

Museum Henriette Polak focuses on artists on the crossroads of tradition and innovation, between the abstract and figurative. A center for modern classic painting and sculpture.

Museum Henriette Polak is the center for modern classic painting and sculpture in the Netherlands. Since its opening in 1975, Museum Henriette Polak has displayed the vitality, variety and vigor of figurative art, created by a combination of skill and inspiration.

Figurative art rooted in academic tradition

The eponymous patron Henriette Polak-Schwartz befriended artist Joop Sjollema in 1964. He convinced her of the necessity for a museum of Dutch figurative art, rooted in academic tradition. This initiative was contrary to the times, as museums mainly focused on abstract and conceptual art.

Oepts, Wolkers and Van Pallandt

Get to know Henriette Polak and discover the collection in this intimate museum. Marvel at masterpieces by Kees Verwey, Charlotte van Pallandt, Wim Oepts, Arie Schippers, Jan Wolkers, Wendelien Schönfeld and others. Discover the many artists’ portraits the museum is known for, and have a look round Het Atelier. Discover a representative selection of the museum collection at the Museum Henriette Polak’s Digital Depot. Create your own exhibition and display the art you’ve chosen on the museum’s walls.

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