Thuis bij Jan Steen at Museum De Lakenhal

Published May 5, 2026
Contributed by Erik van Blokland


Source: karenpolder.nl Joep Jacobs / Karen Polder. License: All Rights Reserved.


Karen Polder used LTR Principia for Thuis bij Jan Steen / At home with Jan Steen, an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden, the Netherlands. Polder opted for a bold and colorful spatial design for a painter known for his bawdy, chaotic domestic scenes.

From Karen Polder (translated from the Dutch):

The partition walls divide the museum halls into spaces that, size-wise, mirror the domestic interiors Steen frequently depicted. Details from his work are displayed on the outer surfaces of these walls, whilst his paintings can be viewed in peace and quiet in the interior spaces. All the modular walls have been borrowed, and the display case comes from a previous exhibition at the museum. All spatial objects are reused, as the starting point was to create an exhibition design that was specific whilst using as little new materials as possible.




Source: karenpolder.nl Joep Jacobs / Karen Polder. License: All Rights Reserved.


Source: karenpolder.nl Joep Jacobs / Karen Polder. License: All Rights Reserved.


Source: karenpolder.nl Joep Jacobs / Karen Polder. License: All Rights Reserved.

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