Museum Møhlmann

About the museum

Museum Møhlmann was privately founded by the realist painter Rob Møhlmann and his wife Laura Møhlmann-de Grijs (1949–2010). After the couple moved from Amsterdam to West Friesland in the late 1980s, Møhlmann initially sold his own works from his studio gallery in Venhuizen. In 1998 he organized the first "Onafhankelijke Realisten Tentoonstelling" there, featuring about thirty well-known Dutch realists; that same year the museum was founded, and it soon moved into a former dairy in the village.

In 2006 the couple acquired the listed farmstead "De Muzeheerd" on the outskirts of Appingedam: a Groningen Gulf farmhouse almost 50 meters long (of the head-neck-body type) dating from around 1870, still largely surrounded by a moat and lined with old chestnut trees. After extensive renovation, the museum opened there at the end of 2008. The ensemble includes the sculpture garden "De Muzehof", a medieval St. Nicholas chapel and a 17th-century painter's studio.

The museum deliberately operates without subsidies or sponsors and is run by Møhlmann with a small team of volunteers. Around 400 works from dozens of collections are on permanent display – from medieval objects, old prints and Roman glass to interwar art and Jan Mankes, through to contemporary realists such as Har Sanders and Arya Plaisier. In addition there are three temporary exhibitions each year, including the realist show held since 1998 and a summer exhibition of miniatures.

Highlights

• Works and the Canto collection of painter Rob Møhlmann
• Jan Mankes collection with works, manuscripts and memorabilia
• Annual "Onafhankelijke Realisten Tentoonstelling" (since 1998)
• "De Schatkamer" with small-format works by dozens of fellow artists
• Medieval St. Nicholas chapel and sculpture garden "De Muzehof"
• Listed Groningen Gulf farmhouse "De Muzeheerd" from around 1870

Founded

1998

Operated by

Rob Møhlmann (Privatmuseum)

Director

Rob Møhlmann

Admission & discounts

The Museumkaart and other museum passes are not accepted here – this private museum receives no public funding.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

By car from Groningen, take the ring road toward Delfzijl (N360); before Appingedam turn right at the Tjamsweer roundabout, then right again at the end (museum banner); about 25 minutes.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers: not available

Coffee room for 30–40 people serving coffee, tea, soft drinks, hot chocolate and cake; in good weather a terrace with access to the sculpture garden. Small museum shop with art cards, prints, giclées by Rob Møhlmann and exhibition catalogs (also online). Coat rack; no lockers, but bags can be left at the ticket desk.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Groups of 20 or more can reserve the museum for 2 hours outside opening hours, for example for birthdays or meetings, including evenings.

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