Fresh from the garden - Huygens Museum
Fresh from the garden to the 'Spiegel van het menselyk bedryf' - Jan Luyken
The Huygens Museum in Voorburg, together with Ghent University, presents a new exhibition on the history of Dutch court poetry. The unique historical garden designed by Constantijn Huygens himself inspired him to write one of the most famous poems in Dutch literature, in which he reflects on the relationship between man, garden and nature. 400 years later, Juul Hondius photographs that same garden from the perspective of the climate debate. The exhibition bridges the historical distance and raises the question: what is nature worth to us?
Several works are on loan to the Huygens Museum.
Curious?
Visit Fresh from the Garden from April 3 to September 28, 2025 at the Hofwijck van het Huygens Museum in Voorburg (NL).