The Dordrecht Museum is one of the oldest museums in The Netherlands. It houses many important paintings, varying from 17th century masters to modern Dutch art.
Location
Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Objective
In the night of 19 November 1421 a storm flood hit the Dutch coast with devastating force. This Saint Elisabeth Flood destroyed 72 villages around the city of Dordrecht. Only the city of Dordrecht itself was spared. An unknown painter recorded this event on a set of wooden panel paintings.
The wooden panel paintings depicting the Saint Elisabeth Flood were temporarily on display in the Dordrecht Museum, on loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Approach
NorthernLight was asked to design the exhibition to celebrate this important occasion. This exhibition is centered on these panels, but contains much more. In the Myths section, the stories and legends that arose from the flood are highlighted. In the Archaeology section, new insights into the cause of the flood are on display. In the Cartography section, there is an analysis of the geographical consequences of the flood. And finally, there is a section that shows the fight against water in The Netherlands from past to present.
The exhibition was on show from 12 October 2006 till 28 May 2007 in the Dordrecht Museum.
