In summary
Art collection locations
3
Number of art works
Around 2,000
Launch year
1988
Disciplines
Works on paper, photographs, paintings, media art, sculptures and prints. In public areas, also especially commissioned works of art.
Focus of collection
The collection policy targets contemporary art by artists living and/or working in the Netherlands and by foreign artists represented by gallieries in the Netherlands.
Sponsoring and awards
None
Guided tours
None
Website
www.lumc.nl
Art collection website
www.lumc.nl/kunstcollectie
Exhibition space
LUMC Gallery. The LUMC Gallery, on the ground floor of the main building of the Leiden University Medical Centre, is utilized to bring the collection to the attention of patients and visitors. The Gallery organises four exibitions a year, which are usually related to a particular theme prevalent within contemporary art, and simultaneously share common ground with aspects experienced by the patients, staff, and visitors of the LUMC.
External exhibitions
Since 1986, five times a year an exhibition is shown in the LUMC gallery. These exhibitions are intended to demonstrate the broad nature of the LUMC collection, and additionally present an overview of the oeuvres of the various individual artists included in the LUMC collection.
Publications
- Jacqueline Kleisen (red.), Kunst als medicijn. Een keuze uit de kunstcollectie van het AZL, Leiden 1996
|
