Saturday 12 September 1992: Royal Commissioner Frank Houben and chairman Jos de Pont open the museum (via the backdoor!).
Although our official anniversary isn’t until September, numerous special events and activities will already be taking place before then. Looking back at the past twenty-five years means, above all, holding a reunion with the artists with whom De Pont has developed close relationships. That connection is of inestimable value to us. We will therefore be celebrating this jubilee with them and, of course, with our visitors. We have asked five artists, represented in our collection, each to produce an edition of twenty-five works exclusively for De Pont in 2017. These artists are Toon Verhoef, Charlotte Dumas, Marc Mulders, Marien Schouten and Reinoud van Vught. The painters among them have, in fact, decided to create a series of twenty-five unique works of art! From February through June, an edition by an artist will be presented on the 25th of each month. The edition can be purchased for 500 euros. This allows our visitors to take part in the celebration and bring a bit of De Pont into their homes. In the February newsletter, more information on how to acquire these editions will be provided.