Delft blue piramid

From the series Storage Stars

Welcome to our brand new storage facility: the Netherlands Collection Centre (CC NL)! To celebrate the opening, we asked location manager Wim Hoeben to find a hidden treasure in one of the depots. He invited curator Femke Diercks to tell him all about the 17th century flower pyramid Wim dug up.

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Silver swan

6:55 min. - A special craft piece

Tea for two

4:13 min. - Tea time at the Rijksmuseum’s depot

17th Century Tail Lights

5:38 min. - Silent witnesses of sea battles

A Gemstone Treasure

5:48 min. - 200 objects in one

Two immortal friends

4:47 min. - Symbols of eternal life

Delft blue piramid

6:27 min - A special piece of floral art