Best show of 2025 awarded to Anselm Kiefer exhibition
From left to right: Edwin Becker, Van Gogh Museum, Leontine Coelewij, Stedelijk Museum, Peter van Duinen, Vrije Academie, Emilie Gordenker, Van Gogh Museum, Cathelijne Broers, Cultuurfonds en Jeroen Junte, Museumtijdschrift. Photo: Marco de Swart.
AMSTERDAM.—
Anselm Kiefer – Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, a collaboration between the Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum, was voted winner of the Museumtijdschrift Exhibition Prize 2025 by the public. The prize was awarded on October 15 at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.
According to Museumtijdschrift, Anselm Kiefer – Sag mir wo die Blumen sind was “chosen by a convincing majority as the favorite exhibition of the past season. The double exhibition placed Kiefer at the center, highlighted his admiration for Vincent van Gogh, and showed works from the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam for the first time, alongside new and previously unseen work.”
Visitors described the exhibition as “overwhelming”, “emotional”, and “the best Kiefer exhibition in years.” The grandeur of the canvases and the unique design of the diptych made a deep impression on the public.
The Museumtijdschrift Exhibition Prize is an anual award for exceptional exhibitions in Dutch museums and was presented for the seventh time. The professional jury, consisting of Cathelijne Broers, director of the Cultural Fund (jury chair), Peter van Duinen, director of the Vrije Academie, and Jeroen Junte, editor-in-chief of Museumtijdschrift, compiled the shortlist, after which the public made their selection.
The exhibition was on view from March 7 to June 9, 2025, at both the Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum.
