The Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht is showing Italian Renaissance masterworks acquired by Dutch collectors.(Maastricht and beyond)(Palazzo: Collecting Early Italian Art in the Netherlands (1900-1940))(Brief article)

The relatively small city of Maastricht (estimated population: 120,000) abounds with concerts, exhibitions, lectures, and special events timed for the massive influx of international collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts who come for the fair. In addition to these temporary attractions, this ancient city boasts numerous sites of historical interest, from the part Romanesque, part Gothic Basilica of Sint Servatius (the oldest church in the Netherlands) to its medieval city walls and thirteenth-century town gate--and even, the Museumkelder Derlon, where antiquities enthusiasts can view the Roman ruins excavated beneath the functioning Hotel Derlon.

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Last year the Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht inaugurated Rijksmuseum Maastricht, an alliance between the Bonnefanten and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. A special display featuring masterworks from the Rijksmuseum's permanent collection, entitled Palazzo: Collecting ...