Dear visitors,

In 2025, our various projects will operate under the umbrella of the annual motto “The Missing Link.” This term, which originally comes from the theory of evolution and describes the missing links in the development of life, stands in 2025 as an inspiration for very different perspectives and approaches to art and society and their possible connections.

The exhibitions deal with gaps, interstices, and transitions, asking questions about what we are missing, what connects us, and what we have perhaps forgotten or not yet discovered.

Each exhibition attempts to discover such connections and links in its own unique way: Rooted and Branched focuses on the connection between the individual, the human being, and the whole (with nature). A Garden of Flowers, in turn, builds a centuries-old bridge by examining the historical and contemporary artistic view of the same subject. Beneath the Surface: The Secrets of Panel Paintings uncovers hidden aspects and connects them with the seemingly obvious. While Magical Women tells of traditional and outdated perspectives, the exhibitions The Devil: Myth, Power, Mystery and Putting Down Roots: C&A in Sneek close the gap to what was likely previously unknown. 

But in all of this, open questions may remain—for we are not primarily concerned with the answers, but also with the search and with the act of searching itself.

We look forward to a new exhibition year with you!

Dr. Corinna Otto