One was a visit to Dick Bruna Huis at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht. It was opened Feb 16 2006 by HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands as a tribute to Dick Bruna.
I loved the gold Miffy welcoming you inside.
Every museum and exhibition I saw in Holland was really cool. They put a lot of effort into how things are displayed, and do it imaginatively. Dick Bruna Huis was no exception.
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| So many Miffys! |
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| So many translations. |
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| Cute Miffy seats. |
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| Dutch museums made great efforts for us English speakers. It seems Miffy is popular in Japan too. |
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| Lots of floor height activities for the littlies. |
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| Animation figures for Miffy the Movie |
There was an exhibition called With Miffy in the Attic, a rather odd intersection of Miffy with Contemporary Art.
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| I don't pretend to understand it. |
I always find it interesting to see displays on how an author/illustrator/artist does their work. I don't think I knew that Dick Bruna did as much non-Miffy work as he did. He designed thousands of book covers and posters for the family A.W. Bruna & Zoon including Maigret covers.
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| Did I mention that I really loved gold Miffy? |
The gift shop was loaded with many cool things, and everything Miffy.
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| Who wouldn't want a Miffy lamp? I might have bought one if it wasn't Completely Impractical to get back to Australia. |
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9 comments:
Fantastic! I didn't know there was a Miffy museum - another good reason to go to Holland. That's beautiful. No buds on my azalea yet. My Snapshot is at http://chriscross53.blogspot.co.uk/
Wonderful shots! I definitely want to go to Holland some day! Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
What a fascinating and fun exhibit! It looks like a place where even the adults feel like kids. Holland is on my long list of places to visit.
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Very fun! Thanks for sharing. My Snapshots
What fun pictures! I've only been to the Netherlands once, and that was when I was 14 and only for a few days. I'd love to go again.
I wonder how well known Miffy is worldwide. I'd seen a little Miffy around before reading his 1001 book, but not so that I could have named the book or the author. It's really quite iconic.
Oh no why is Miffy being eaten by a crocodile??
Oh yes, I'm for Miffy over all others, including Hello Kitty. I used to love these books by Dick Bruna when my son was young. I think they were my faves, not necessarily his. But I just adored the character. Isn't it lovely to have a museum to honour both the author and the fictional creation.
I want a miffy lamp too now!! I used to use Miffy a lot when I was teaching. He was a great inspiration during painting sessions :-)
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