The Daugyvenė Cultural History Museum in Lithuania has expressed its intention to present the complete Ninetynine Tulips collection! The museum is currently preparing a project funding application. Located on a beautiful 19th-century estate, the museum is known for its historic park, waterways and annual tulip garden. The proposed exhibition would introduce Lithuanian visitors to theContinueContinue reading “99 Tulips in Lithuania”
Category Archives: Tulip Experience Amsterdam
Poisonous Tulips?
In the Dutch media, there’s a lot of discussion about pesticides in tulip cultivation and their impact on nature. But the reality is more nuanced than the headlines suggest. In a podcast, science journalist Simon Rozendaal remarked that you would have to eat **around one million kilograms of tulips per day** before the pesticide residuesContinueContinue reading “Poisonous Tulips?”
Withered tulips
🌷 All kinds of flowers are blooming outside, but the tulip is nowhere to be seen. It has withered and retreated into its bulb, preparing itself for the 2027 season. For me, this is a time for maintenance. The 99 paintings are being inspected, cleaned, and restored where necessary. After spending three years on displayContinueContinue reading “Withered tulips”
Tulip season
Peak tulip season means peak chaos in the traditional tulip areas. The fields around Lisse, Noordwijkerhout, Hillegom, Voorhout and Sassenheim are being flooded with tulip admirers. And honestly, you should see the tulip fields at least once in your life! This shot was taken at Tulip Experience Amsterdam, where the fields are bursting with colorContinueContinue reading “Tulip season”
Tulip Experience 2026
A selection of the Ninety-nine tulip paintings are now installed at Tulip Experience Amsterdam. In a historical setting of the Year of our Lord 1627 🌷🌷 The Tulip Experience is a beautiful place surrounded by tulip fields and visited by people from all over the world! The collection is inspired by tulips from the timeContinueContinue reading “Tulip Experience 2026”
Installing the paintings
Together with my neighbour Bart – a carpenter by profession – we hung the first paintings and carefully measured everything out. Creating an exhibition is not just about painting. It’s also about measuring, drilling, moving things around, and seeing whether the works speak well to each other. This will be my third year exhibiting atContinueContinue reading “Installing the paintings”
Tulip Experience Amsterdam II
🌷 I’m back at Tulip Experience Amsterdam for the second year! Come and discover 45 tulip paintings inspired by the Tulipmania era – a celebration of the early days of the tulip in the Netherlands. These historical tulips have stories to tell… if you’re willing to listen. Step into a world of color, culture andContinueContinue reading “Tulip Experience Amsterdam II”
To the Tulip Experience Amsterdam
Ninetynine tulip paintings wrapped up and ready for transport to the Tulip Experience Amsterdam! Exciting, today the ‘Showroom of Volckert Dircksz Coornhert’ will really take shape! #ninetyninetulips #tulipexperienceamsterdam #tulipart #tulips #tulipmania #dutchhistory #nft #nftdrop #newnft #tuliplovers
Volckert Dircksz Coornhert
From March 21st to Sunday, May 12th, 2024, the Ninetynine tulips will be displayed at the Tulip Experience Amsterdam. The Tulip Experience Amsterdam is a must-see tulip attraction, featuring a unique combination of a beautiful tulip garden, a tulip museum, and an indoor picking garden. The Ninetynine tulip collection will be showcased in the showroomContinueContinue reading “Volckert Dircksz Coornhert”
The wooden planks
I’ve crafted panels for a new set of tulip paintings! During the Tulip Experience Amsterdam, I’ll be taking requests for custom tulips. These wooden panels have been meticulously prepared with layers of linen, glue, chalk, and finaly sanding. By following the recipes precisely, and my experience has ensured that there are no cracks in theContinueContinue reading “The wooden planks”