Hortus Conclusus
A tree full of pomegranates, nard, calamus, saffron and cinnamon, myrrh and aloe: biblical trees, plants, flowers and fragrances surround a pond shallow enough to wade through in the Biblical Museum's hortus conclusus.
Green Oasis
This enclosed garden behind the building on the Herengracht is being tidied up and restored. Starting 29 May 2009, visitors are invited to view a series of exhibitions here and to enjoy this oasis of peace in Amsterdam's hectic city centre.
Outdoor Gallery
Each year, a different exhibition is mounted in the museum garden. Besides the permanent sculpture 'The Apocalypse' by Martie van der Loo, artists from the ABK Sculptors' Collective will enrich the garden this summer with sculptures based on the theme hortus conclusus.
Many different Dutch artists
Featured in the courtyard is a work by Barbara Kluiver. In the garden are sculptures by Mila van Beek, Jan Hinfelaar, Hanneke de Munch, Karien Froeling, Huub van Meerwijk, Welmoed Koekebakker, Vincent Pluijmers, Ellen Klijzing, Else Ringnalda, Jan Asjes van Dijk and José van der Valk.
Peace, harmony and the beauty of a tamed and organised natural setting are the characteristics of the hortus conclusus, an enclosed garden that is screened off from the outside world by a fence, hedge or wall. It is a place to cherish, a paradise on earth. In art and literature, gardens are referred to not only as actual places but also as places where fantasy and reality come face to face. In biblical poetry, the enclosed garden is a metaphor of the mysterious, unattainable woman. She is 'a fountain sealed'. Sprouting from her is 'an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits' (Song of Songs 4:12-15).
Green Oasis
This enclosed garden behind the building on the Herengracht is being tidied up and restored. Starting 29 May 2009, visitors are invited to view a series of exhibitions here and to enjoy this oasis of peace in Amsterdam's hectic city centre.
Outdoor Gallery
Each year, a different exhibition is mounted in the museum garden. Besides the permanent sculpture 'The Apocalypse' by Martie van der Loo, artists from the ABK Sculptors' Collective will enrich the garden this summer with sculptures based on the theme hortus conclusus.
Many different Dutch artists
Featured in the courtyard is a work by Barbara Kluiver. In the garden are sculptures by Mila van Beek, Jan Hinfelaar, Hanneke de Munch, Karien Froeling, Huub van Meerwijk, Welmoed Koekebakker, Vincent Pluijmers, Ellen Klijzing, Else Ringnalda, Jan Asjes van Dijk and José van der Valk.
Peace, harmony and the beauty of a tamed and organised natural setting are the characteristics of the hortus conclusus, an enclosed garden that is screened off from the outside world by a fence, hedge or wall. It is a place to cherish, a paradise on earth. In art and literature, gardens are referred to not only as actual places but also as places where fantasy and reality come face to face. In biblical poetry, the enclosed garden is a metaphor of the mysterious, unattainable woman. She is 'a fountain sealed'. Sprouting from her is 'an orchard of pomegranates with all choicest fruits' (Song of Songs 4:12-15).
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