The Latino Student Organization (LSO) at Hope College partnered with the Kruizenga Art Museum to present a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Day celebration Saturday. The festivities were showed in the museum alongside the current exhibition “After the Rupture: New Directions in Mexican Art 1960s-1980s.” The collaborative event featured family-friendly Day…
Appropriate to the season, a spooky-themed Open Mic Night was held last week at Kruizenga Art Museum. Opus hosted the event Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. The theme “Love Poetry for the Dead” was fitting, considering the event’s proximity to Halloween and the beautifully eerie setting created by the Kruizenga’s white walls covered in…
As we near the end of October, the Kruizenga Art Museum will host two events: “After Hours: A Taste of Japan” and “Day of the Dead Celebration,” on Oct. 26 and 28, respectively. The Kruizenga is known for incorporating pieces that are culturally appreciative into their galleries, such as their current exhibit on Japanese Meiji…
19TH CENTURY ART — Two examples of art from the Meiji period are shown; on top a woodblock print, on the bottom a glazed earthenware titled “Phoenix Vase.” Each semester, the Kruizenga Art Museum is home to a visiting exhibition for students at Hope College and the Holland community to observe and become creatively inspired….
(Photos by Kelly Ocock) This semester on-campus women’s Bible studies are taking inspiration from an exhibition on display at the Kruizenga Art Museum (KAM). The exhibit entitled “Gospel Stories” features 47 pieces designed by German artist Otto Dix and Japanese artist Sadao Watanbe. Both 20th century artists portray Jesus in their pieces, as they were…