Wat gebeurde er in de zeventiende eeuw na het vallen van de avond? Was de nacht toen anders dan nu? In de tentoonstelling From Dusk Till Dawn in het Dordrechts Museum ontdek je aan de hand van ruim 100 kunstwerken hoe de nacht werd beleefd in de 17e eeuw.
Bezoek From Dusk Till Dawn
- 5 september 2026 t/m 21 februari 2027
- In het Dordrechts Museum
- Eerste tentoonstelling over de nacht in de 17e eeuw
- Inclusief podwalk
- Ruim 100 kunstwerken
- Sterrenkamer
- Samenwerking met Biesboschcentrum Dordrecht
Een wandeling door de nacht
Through more than 100 works of art, you’ll take a walk through the night in a time when it was still truly dark. You’ll start at dusk and walk from there into the darkness, toward the break of dawn. Along the way, you’ll discover a world full of tranquil lunar landscapes, cheerful night owls, and thrilling witches’ sabbats.
De nacht als inspiratiebron
Seventeenth-century artists were anything but night-blind. The night scene flourished into a genre in its own right. Paintings, prints, and drawings depicting the night hours were so popular that they even had special names, such as “moonlit scenes” and “night scenes.” Some artists (such as Gerrit Dou or Gesina ter Borch) regarded the night scene as a side project, while others (such as Aert van der Neer and Egbert van der Poel) truly specialized in it.
Toen het nog écht donker was
As these works of art reveal, the night possessed a unique beauty. It was not boring or lifeless, but fascinating and vibrant. And dark. As *From Dusk Till Dawn* shows, that darkness prompts us to reflect on our (overly) brightly lit world and its consequences for humans and animals. In a special “star room,” you can experience just how much the number of visible stars in our country has declined since the seventeenth century.
Op pad met een zeventiende-eeuwse nachtgids
You won’t be taking the From Dusk Till Dawn tour alone. Through a “podwalk,” you’ll be accompanied by a few knowledgeable 17th-century night guides. They’ll tell you about life in the wee hours as well as about the artists who depicted the night.
Een verrassend actuele ervaring
Sometimes intimate, sometimes lively, and often surprisingly relevant: *From Dusk Till Dawn* sheds light for the first time on an unjustly overlooked aspect of our history. An experience that is anything but boring.
