ANNE WANNER'S Textiles in History   /  exhibitions
 
Museum Catharijneconvent
Lange Nieuwstraat 38
3503 RM Utrecht
P.O. box 8518

The Netherlands

 tel: + 31 (0)30 231 72 96
+ 31 (0) 30 231 38 35
fax: + 31 (0)30 231 78 96
e-mail secretariaat@catharijneconvent.nl
internet: http://www.catharijneconvent.nl/

 

 opening hours:
Tuesdays to Fridays: 10 - 17 saturday, sunday, public holidays: 11 - 17
closed on mondays (except on public holidays), on 1 January and 30 April.

entrance fees:
from 5 June to 22 Sept. 2002
Adults € 8,50; Pensioners: € 7,50
Groups over 20 persons € 7,50
Culture Pass:
6 to 17-year-olds € 5,50
MJK via NS or Rabo Europas: € 5,50
MJK/ICOM/Rembrandt Association: € 2,50
Friends of the Catharijneconvent: €2,50

Splendour of the Czars
Art treasures from the Novodevichy Convent

5 June to 22 September 2002
   Museum Catharijneconvent, in addition to its permanent collection, also has temporary exhibitions.

 
 

entombment of Christ, Moscow, 1702, 174 x 107 cm
     
  Never before have so many splendid works of art from the famous Novodevichy Convent in Moscow been on view in the Netherlands. This summer visitors to the Catharijneconvent in Utrecht can view ninety icons and fifty other magnificent works of art, including jewellery, books, crucifixes, cups, bowls and liturgical robes. Many of these objects have been lavishly decorated with silver, gold, pearls and precious stones. This major summer exhibition Splendour of the Czars is a unique opportunity to admire these treasure from Russia in the Netherlands.

 
home content Last revised September 9, 2002 For further information contact Anne Wanner wanner@datacomm.ch