Kunsthistorica Ginger van den Akker met drie bezoekers van het Zilvermuseum, bekijken samen een archiefstuk in een vitrinekast.
Kunsthistorica Ginger van den Akker met drie bezoekers van het Zilvermuseum, bekijken samen een archiefstuk in een vitrinekast.

New exhibition designer Ans van Zeijst in Zilvermuseum

An exhibition on the life and work of Ans van Zeijst (1906-1988), convent name: Sister Theophore, is on display at the Dutch Silver Museum in Schoonhoven (Z.H.) until spring.

She is considered to be one of the leading Catholic designers of the Dutch post-war era. In the 1930s Van Zeijst designed a lot of silverware and the museum mainly displays items from this period.

The free exhibition was curated by art historian Ginger van den Akker, who delved into Ans van Zeijst's work for her master's thesis. She used the collections of the Catholic Documentation Centre at Radboud University for her research. 

More information about the exhibition can be found on the museum's website.

Read more about Ginger van den Akker's research in our heritage magazine Impressie 2024-34: download here (note PDF is in Dutch only)

In the photo: Ginger van den Akker (left) giving a guided tour at the opening of the exhibition at the Silver Museum.

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