NewsAcquisitions
Acquisitions round-up: European museums co-purchase El Anatsui sculpture from collector Uli Sigg
Woodland scene by Jan Brueghel the Elder heads to Washington DC; London’s National Portrait Gallery gets a Gainsborough via acceptance in lieu
NewsRestitution
Amsterdam court rejects heirs’ claim for Kandinsky painting in the Stedelijk Museum
Ruling upholds controversial decision by the beleaguered Dutch Restitutions Committee but counters an independent review
PreviewExhibitions
Ulay’s legacy expands with his first major retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum
The largest ever show on the performance artist is complemented by an extensive online and videos of his time in Amsterdam
NewsAcquisitions
What Beatrix Ruf did next: former Stedelijk director oversees new fund that will donate works to the Netherlands
Dutch entrepreneur Rob Defares has donated €10m to the new initiative
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Decolonising museums: the new network opening up the diversity debate in the Netherlands
Cultural institutions from Amsterdam to Utrecht will work together to advance diversity and inclusion in programming, audiences and staff
NewsKeith Haring
Once hidden, Keith Haring’s Amsterdam mural is ready for restoration
Conservators will repair paint losses and weatherproof a work that the artist executed “in a sort of frenzy” in 1986
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Former Stedelijk director Beatrix Ruf will head to Moscow's Garage Museum
The German curator was previously accused of conflicting interests between the Amsterdam museum and her private consulting work
NewsConservation & Preservation
Probing nine paintings, conservators in Amsterdam unlock Chagall’s secrets
Research project at the Stedelijk Museum sheds light on some of the artist’s techniques
NewsAppointments & departures
Stedelijk Museum issues conciliatory statement insisting that feud with Beatrix Ruf is over
Unusual press release is latest twist in long-running dispute between Amsterdam institution and its former director
NewsControversies
Beatrix Ruf, former Stedelijk Museum director, cleared of alleged conflicts of interest
Report commissioned by Amsterdam city council finds that she complied with Dutch regulations
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Stedelijk Museum cancelled Ettore Sottsass show to ‘protect lenders’, chief curator says
Italian designer’s estate withdrew agreement to loan works and denied permission to publish texts after disagreement over the exhibition’s layout and content
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Former Stedelijk director Beatrix Ruf blames 'misunderstanding' for departure
German-born curator hits back against “baseless” accusations of a conflict of interest
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Director of Stedelijk resigns 'in interests of museum'
Dutch press allege that Beatrix Ruf’s art advisory business conflicted with her role at top of prestigious institution
ArchiveExhibitions
Muholi defies stigma and stereotypes at the Stedelijk
Around 80 pictures spanning over a decade are on display in Amsterdam
ArchiveExhibitions
De Stijl in the Netherlands: a round-up
Three excellent exhibitions explore different approaches to Neoplasticism
ArchiveExhibitions
Stedelijk explores design solutions created in response to the refugee crisis
Solution or Utopia? is the first of five exhibitions planned by the museum to tackle issues of immigration
ArchiveKazimir Malevich
Stedelijk returns five Malevich works to artist’s heirs
Museum retains 79 works on long-term loan from the City of Amsterdam
ArchiveKazimir Malevich
City of Amsterdam may be sued by the US over lawsuit brought by Malevich heirs
The heirs of Kazimir Malevich are seeking the return of 14 paintings from the Stedelijk Museum, claiming they are not entitled to the paintings
ArchiveKazimir Malevich
US court could hear case against the City of Amsterdam for Kazimir Malevich works of art at the Stedelijk Museum
The heirs of Kazimir Malevich are claiming 14 works which the Dutch institution sent on tour to New York and Houston
ArchiveRestitution
Malevich heirs claim paintings—again
A suit has been filed in a US federal court for 14 paintings in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam
ArchiveRestitution
Malevich heirs gunning for Amsterdam’s Stedelijk
Museum bought works after artist abandoned them in Berlin
ArchiveBooks
Book review: Dutch decorative arts
Titus M. Eliëns, Marjan Groot and Frans Leidelmeijer, Dutch Decorative Arts, 1880-1940
ArchiveKazimir Malevich
True claim to Malevich works still to be determined, but Popov eager to strike a deal involving Koening Collection
The Amsterdam Old Master drawings may be swapped for others owned by the van Beuningen Museum in Russia