Is an internationally oriented gallery housed in the old centre of the mediaeval Dutch city of Kampen, about an hour north-east of Amsterdam. For more than thirty years the gallery is researching, restoring, showcasing and selling historical design of museum-quality and modern art from the early 20th century.
Our specialism: Modernist Design and Art from the Interbellum period.
The gallery was founded by Aagje Voordouw and Ad van den Bruinhorst. Ad began working as a vintage design dealer in 1992 after he studied fine arts. Being a great admirer of the modernist movements from the twenties and thirties, he focused on modern design from the interwar period.
Through archival research and restoring the objects in person he became an expert in this field.
The PAN Amsterdam art fair invited us to participate in its first design pavilion in 2008. Galerie Van den Bruinhorst has been presenting historic design and modern art annually at the fair ever since.
In 2023 and 2024, we presented our collection at the BRAFA art fair in Brussels, and in March 2026, we will showcase the highlights of our collection at the art fair TEFAF MAASTRICHT.
Read all about our exhibition ‘RIETVELD’S VISIONS’ at TEFAF 2026 >
We want to inform our clients well about the origin, the age and originality of our objects. Therefore, an important part of our work is to carry out research on all items in our collection from the perspectives of -art- history, technical craftsmanship, and materials science. If needed we can perform restorations in our own workshop.
The gallery benefits from an extensive collection of original product catalogues and reference books and we have a broad network of specialists to support us in researching and restoration.
The collection often contains exclusive and remarkable items which played an important role in the development of art and design within the interwar period, worldwide. Through our gallery we hope to find them a new home in a beautiful interior, private collection or museum.
Our objects are regularly sought out by national and international museums. We recently delivered pieces from our collection to Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Museum of Fine Art in Houston, Texas, and The Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin USA.
VAN DEN BRUINHORST also offers the following services:
These services are available to museums, notaries, insurers and individuals.
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