Peace of Nijmegen room

29 April 2010

On 29 April 2010 Museum Het Valkhof opened a new room on the ground floor, which is dedicated to the Peace of Nijmegen (1678-79). For two years Nijmegen was the political centre of Europe - numerous European states negotiated peace treaties here to bring an end to various wars. Paintings, prints, applied arts and a scale-model from the museum’s collection bring this unique period to life.

An absolute highlight in the new room is a monumental ensemble of seventeenth-century Antwerp tapestries. They have been generously presented to the museum as a permanent loan by the city of Nijmegen.