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Exhibition at Art Lending Foundation | Open Monument Days

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For €10 per month art on your wall: choose, borrow or buy your favorite
Sat 12 Sep '26

/ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Discover the exhibition of the Art Lending Foundation during Open Monument Days

Kunst voor iedereen, dichtbij en toegankelijk

Kunstuitleen Den Helder wil iedereen de kans geven om kunst in huis, op school of op kantoor te halen. Kunst maakt je omgeving mooier, vertelt verhalen en geeft nieuwe energie. Of je nu een rustige sfeer zoekt of juist iets dat prikkelt – hier vind je kunst die bij je past.

Expositie Theo Leijdekkers – bloemen met impact

Van 5 juli tot en met 20 september toont Kunstuitleen Den Helder werk van kunstenaar Theo Leijdekkers. Zijn schilderijen zijn allesbehalve klassiek bloemstilleven. Ze barsten van kleur, energie en lef.

Figuratief, maar verre van braaf

Leijdekkers speelt met licht, schaduw en vorm. Geen fijnzinnige bloemblaadjes tot in detail, maar grote, kleurrijke doeken die je bijna omverblazen. Herkenbaar en figuratief, maar met een geheel eigen stijl: sensueel, barok en vol schilderplezier.

Over de kunstenaar

Theo Leijdekkers studeerde pedagogiek én aan de Kunstacademie Minerva in Groningen. Zijn atelier is gevestigd in Pieterburen. Zijn werk blijft dicht bij het klassieke bloemgenre, maar dan met een krachtige, eigentijdse twist.

Opening hours

  1. Saturday, September 12: 10:00 – 16:00

Background information

  1. Type of monument: Industrieel erfgoed
  2. Monument status: Municipal monument

When

Sat 12 Sep '26

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Where

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For €10 per month art on your wall: choose, borrow or buy your favorite

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