Cobra Museum
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The Cobra Museum is an art museum in Amstelveen
, Netherlands
. The collection of the museum consists of key works by artists of the Vrij Beelden (1945), Cobra
(1948–1951), and Creatie (1950-1955) movements.
Amstelveen
' is a suburban municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the following villages and/or districts: Amstelveen, Bovenkerk, Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen,...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The collection of the museum consists of key works by artists of the Vrij Beelden (1945), Cobra
COBRA (avant-garde movement)
COBRA was a European avant-garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen , Brussels , Amsterdam .-History:...
(1948–1951), and Creatie (1950-1955) movements.
External links
- Cobra Museum Amstelveen (official website)