Guided tour of the Vermeer Centrum Delft
The following guided tour is available for groups at the Vermeer Centrum Delft:
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Guided tour “Meet the Master of Light” | 60 minutes | Vermeer Centrum Delft
The guided tour “Meet the Master of Light” is a tour of the three exhibitions at the Vermeer Centrum Delft, namely: The World of Vermeer, The Vermeer Studio and The Love Messages in Vermeer's Paintings.
In The World of Vermeer, visitors are guided through Vermeer's entire surviving oeuvre – in reproductions, life-size and in chronological order. They discover why Vermeer is considered the master of light of the 17th century. They learn about the ways in which Vermeer worked with focus, colour, contrast, reflection and perspective in his depiction of light. They will also realise that Vermeer was a suggestive storyteller and a master of composition. In addition, they will gain an appreciation for the beauty and serene tranquillity that Vermeer achieved in his works.
The Vermeer studio explains how Vermeer made his own brushes and paint and which special pigments he used for this. Attention is also paid to perspective and to the workings and effects of the camera obscura, which was a hot topic among painters and scientists in the 17th century.
And in the exhibition Love Messages in Vermeer's Paintings, visitors are introduced to 17th-century emblemata: symbolic messages in painting that often escape us today, but which were commonly understood four centuries ago. The approach here is identification with the visual image culture of the 17th century.
Each guide can take a maximum of 15 visitors. If the group is larger, we can arrange for multiple guides. The cost per guide is €50.00 on top of the normal admission price per person. The tours are available in Dutch, English, French and German.
Registration
For questions or reservations, please contact us at reserveringen@vermeerdelft.nl. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange everything.
Guided tour in Delft
If you are curious about the link between Johannes Vermeer and the city of Delft, you can choose from the three guided tours below:
- Guided tour “Along the locations from the life and work of Johannes Vermeer” | 75 minutes | Historic city centre of Delft
- Guided tour “Baptismal church of Johannes Vermeer & Antoni van Leeuwenhoek” | 30 minutes | Nieuwe Kerk Delft
- Guided tour “Burial church of Johannes Vermeer and family & Antoni van Leeuwenhoek” | 30 minutes | Oude Kerk Delft
For the above tours, a maximum of 15 people can join the guide at a time. The cost per guide is €60. Tours are available in Dutch, English, French and German.
Registration
If you would like to book one of these tours, please email reserveringen@vermeerdelft.nl at least two weeks in advance.
