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COLOPHON AND INDEX
INDEX
Publisher
Chapeau Magazine
www.chapeaumagazine.com
Editor in chief
Jo Cortenraedt
Editors
Martje Gulikers,
Demy Janssen, JP Verhagen
Photography
TEFAF and Chapeau Magazine
Advertising & Sales
Bianca Lotz, Chelly Poolmans,
Laurence Thomsin
Coordinator
Anouk Franssen
Design
Miranda Reijnders (editorial)
Saus (advertorials)
Translating
Duo vertaalburo bv
Printing
Moderna – Paal Beringen
Cover illustration
Michiel Jansz. Van Mierevelt,
Portret van Frédéric-Maurice de
la Tour d’Auvergne, hertog van
Bouillon, prins van Condé Sedan
et de Rancourt (1605 – 1652),
1626. Collection Bonnefanten.
Composition by
Zuiderlicht / Hugo Thomassen.
5 Foreword by the chairman
7 Foreword by the mayor
9 Foreword by the
King’s Commissioner
11 General fair information
12 Fair highlights
21 Royal Tour at TEFAF
23 TEFAF Restoration Fund
25 TEFAF New York
26 TEFAF and the city
32 TEFAF Concert
34 Art treasures in Maastricht
41 Galeries in town
45 TEFAF TV
48 Restaurants in Maastricht
and surrounding areas
60 Hotels in Maastricht
and surrounding areas
70 Sphinx-quartier in Maastricht
74 Shopping in the region
96 Practical Information
98 City plan of Maastricht

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PREFACE
Dear Visitor,
As a Dutchman living in New York
since 1996, I can tell you that not many
of my New York friends understood
what I was talking about when I was
heading to TEFAF in The Netherlands
every March. Those days are over.
Not only do most New York collectors–and
many collectors from all over
the US–visit our New York fairs in the
magnificent Park Avenue Armory,
but many of them now plan on visiting
the much bigger mother fair in
Maastricht each year. It is my belief
that this global reach is the biggest
achievement of the TEFAF community:
TEFAF is globally recognized as
a brand of preeminence, regardless
of the location.
I would like to thank the City of Maastricht
and the MECC for their hospitality.
It is always a warm welcome
arriving in the most beautiful city in
the south of the Netherlands. The
team at the MECC is working very
hard as they are in the midst of a
large renovation set to finish in 2021
as they continue to make sure TEFAF
is the best experience possible.
We are looking forward to welcoming
you to TEFAF Maastricht 2020.
Nanne Dekking
Chairman Board of Trustees TEFAF

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PREFACE
Alliance
Though a small city in global terms,
Maastricht is a big name in the art
world. We owe this to The European
Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). Bringing together
285 exhibitors from 22 countries, the
fair for fine art, antiques and design is
not only the largest of its kind but also
of exceptionally high quality. TEFAF
Maastricht is a household name.
TEFAF has been hosted at the MECC
conference centre since as far back
as 1988. To uphold that high quality
TEFAF has come to represent, MECC
is now undergoing a metamorphosis.
It will be given a facelift, boosting
its image as an international
conference centre. It will also be
equipped with facilities that meet
the highest modern standards – something
exhibitors and visitors alike
can rightly expect.
However, quality does not stop once
you exit MECC. Our city is committed
to improving other facilities that can
contribute to every fair’s success.
These projects focus on traffic and
parking, air and rail connections,
cultural side-events, and hospitality.
That’s why TEFAF and the city are
forming an alliance to enhance the
status of the fair and of the city.
TEFAF is a generator of quality for
the city; it inspires us to think big not
just for nine days in March, but the
whole year. After all, quality is not a
single act. Quality is a habit.
Maastricht hopes the fair is a success
for organizers, exhibitors, visitors,
and the whole city.
Annemarie Penn-te Strake
Mayor of Maastricht

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PREFACE
Take the
liberty to enjoy
2020 is an exceptional year for Europe
and the world. 75 years ago, the horrors
of the Second World War came to an
end. We are not only commemorating
this historical fact, we are also celebrating
it. 75 years of liberty is something to
cherish. Here and everywhere.
Art is the ultimate form of freedom.
Whether on a canvas, by shaping natural
stone, clay or through the lens of
a camera: artists are free to express
themselves through their art. TEFAF
offers a cross-section of 7,000 years
of art history, which has developed in
many directions. From old masters to
contemporary artists, you’ll find it all at
this world-leading art fair.
TEFAF brings people and cultures
from all over the world together in
Maastricht. In an international setting,
with Belgium and Germany in close
proximity. Without the liberty that was
fought for 75 years ago, this would
never have happened.
In my opinion, it is only logical that
such a prestigious, international event
as TEFAF takes place in Maastricht
and Limburg. After all, the Maastricht
Treaty made this city the birthplace of
a Europe without borders.
As we are talking about freedom, take
the liberty not only of enjoying the richness
of art at TEFAF, but also of enjoying
the surroundings. Over the past decades,
Limburg has proven itself to be a
tremendously hospitable region. A magnum
opus full of colours, influences and
styles, that every few kilometres resembles
yet another work from art history,
but at the same time can’t be compared
with anything else.
In short: enjoy Maastricht, enjoy Limburg.
Theo Bovens
King’s Commissioner for /
Governor of the Province of Limburg

Guided Tours Gouvernement
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Highlights of the Art Collection and
the Treaty of Maastricht
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The 33 rd Edition
of TEFAF Maastricht
VENUE
Maastricht Exhibition and
Congress Centre (MECC)
Forum 100, Maastricht
+31 43 3838383
www.mecc.nl
THE FAIR IS
ORGANIZED BY
The European Fine
Art Foundation
Barbara Strozzilaan 201,
1083 HN Amsterdam
+31 41 1645090
www.tefaf.com
OPENING HOURS
Thursday March 5
11 AM - 7 PM Early
Access Day (Invite only)
Friday March 6
11 AM - 7 PM Preview Day
(Invite only)
Saturday March 7 -
Saturday March 14
11 AM - 7 PM
(General Admission)
Sunday March 15
11 AM - 6 PM
(General Admission)
ADMISSION
Adults: €40
Season ticket: €100
Student/ Youth (12-18): €20
Children (0-12): free
Tickets can be bought
via www.tefaf.com or
on arrival at the Fair
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
AXA
TEFAF AND THE CITY
There will be a range of cultural
events and special activities in
Maastricht during TEFAF. TEFAF
visitors get discounts on a limited
number of tickets. For more
information call The Maastricht
Tourist Office via +31 43 3252121
or go the following websites:
www.tefafandthecity.nl
CONCIERGE SERVICE
Con Questa is TEFAF Maastricht’s
concierge partner for 2020. Their
passionate concierges are dedicated
to provide a dedicated personal service,
wherever a guest may be.
www.tefaf.com

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TEFAF MAASTRICHT HIGHLIGHTS
TEFAF
MAASTRICHT
HIGHLIGHTS
2020
FRIENDMAN BENDA [STAND 627]
Furniture with Drawers
Armchair designed for the
SOSEIKAN House,
Takarazuka, Hyog
Shiro Kuramata (1934 - 1991)
Oak, oak-veneered wood,
acrylic, steel, aluminum, fabric
75 x 92.2 x 76.6 cm, 1967
The TEFAF Maastricht City
Guide presents a selection
of highlights of the 2020 Fair.

HANCOCKS [STAND 243]
The Anglesey Tiara
A Victorian tiara/necklace,
formed of a graduated row
of old European and old mine
cut diamonds which detach
to form a rivière necklace.
This is surmounted by scroll
and cluster motifs, interspersed
with curved tines and topped
with graduated pear-shaped
diamond-set motifs, gold
and diamond
Length necklace 42 cm
Circa 1890
KUNSTHANDLUNG
HELMUT H. RUMBLER [STAND 726]
Adam and Eve
Rembrand Harmenszoon
van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
Etching 16.3 x 11.7 cm
1638
W&K – WIENERROITHER
& KOHLBACHER [STAND 722]
Reclining Male Nude
Egon Schiele
(1890 - 1918)
Watercolour and
pencil on paper
31 x 43 cm, 1910
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THE MAYOR GALLERY [STAND 451]
Old lady II
Jann Hawordth
(1942)
Fabric, thread, wood, stuffing,
leather and rocking chair
101.6 x 50.8 cm, 1967
DEMISCH DANANT [STAND 606]
Martine Vanity
Drené-Jean Caillette
(2005)
Chromed metal,
palisander, mirrors
69 x 180 x 62 cm, 1962
GALLERI K [STAND 718]
Alice, Cern, Saint
Genis-Pouilyy
Thomas Struth (1954)
Inkjet print
277.1 x 236.4 cm, 2019
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S FRANSES [STAND 261]
Dido Welcoming Aeneas
Perino del Vaga (1501-1547)
Coloured wools and silks,
343 x 462 cm, 1643
JOAN WIJERMARS [STAND 150]
Bust of Gioachino Rossini
José Álvarez Cubero
(1768-1827)
White marble
Height 68 cm, 1819
Commissioned by the 14th Duke
of Alba, Carlos Miguel Fitz-James
Stuart and delivered before
1828; Most likely given to Rossini
on his visit to Madrid in 1831
GALERIE GMURZYNSKA
[STAND 404]
Color design for ceiling
and three walls for the Café
de l’Aubette ciné-dancing
wallpainting in Strasburg
Theo van Doesburg
(1883 - 1931)
Gouache on paperboard
43 x 74.5 cm, 1926-1927

Michael Lauterjung
– Alles im grünen Bereich –
Exhibition March 5 – April 18 2020
Book presentation and vernissage
March 15 at 15 hr
Galerie Post + García
Avenue Céramique 17
6221 KV Maastricht
t + 31 (0)43 356 19 00
info@postgarcia.nl
postgarcia.nl
Open Thursday, Friday
and Saturday 12 – 17 hr
For extra opening hours and
special events during TEFAF
please visit postgarcia.nl
Book presentation:
Sunday March 15 at 15 hr

GALLERY 19C [STAND 384]
The Wave (La Vague)
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
Oil on canvas 64.5
81.5 cm
NICOLÁS CORTÉS
GALLERY [STAND 369]
Wings of an Altarpiece:
Male donor with Saint Jerome
and Female donor with Saint
Clare. (Exterior: vanitas scenes).
Anthonis Mor (1517-1577)
Oil on panel
208.5 x 77.5 cm
ARNOLDI-LIVIE [STAND 339]
Hendrikc van Balen
(1575 - 1632)
The Wedding Feast
of Peleus and Tetis
Oil on copper
29.5 x 41.3 cm
Circa 1605
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GALERIE KEVORKIAN
[STAND 432]
Acrobat sitting on a ladder
Bronze
Iran, probably Luristan
2nd millennium BC
GALERIE JEAN-CHRISTOPHE
CHARBONNIER [STAND 184]
Daimyô armour of
hon-kozane tachi-dô type
Iron, lacquer, leather, silk,
bearing the crests of the Abe
family, daimyô of Sanuki in Kazusa.
The whole suit of armour covered
in ‘gindame’ (silver lacquer)
133 x 85 x 60 cm
MENTINK & ROEST [STAND 172]
A George III quarterchiming
organ table clock
George Prior
Ormolu-mounted
tortoiseshell-veneered
77 x 34 x 34 cm
1780
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Vincent van Gogh - The Sketchbooks
As close as you can get to the
original sketchbooks. Facsimile
edition of van Gogh’s sketchbooks,
a limited edition of 1000 units.
ONLY DURING TEFAF : € 3900,-
boekhandel
dominicanen
Dominicanerkerkstraat 1
6211 CZ Maastricht
www.boekhandeldominicanen.nl

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ROYAL TOUR
HANCOCKS [STAND 234]
The Anglesey tiara / 1890
Provenance: Marjorie Paget,
the Marchioness of Anglesey
wore it to the Coronation of
King George VI in 1937.
KUNSTKAMMER GEORG
LAUE [STAND 204]
Master of Perspective /
The Renaissance Casket
From Newbattle Abbey / 1565
Provenance: Marquesses of
Lothian, Scotland, 1720-2017;
given in 1882 by Henry Schomberg
Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian.
S FRANSES [STAND 261]
Perino del Vaga /
Dido Welcoming Aeneas / 1643
Aquierd by King Charles I in 1640
and supplied to the Prince of
Orange, Frederick Henry, in 1643.
PIETER FINER [STAND 216]
A three-Qquarter field armour / 1560
Provenance: Probably made
for Heinrich I Duke of Brunswick
Wolfenbãœttel.
STAIR SAINTY GALLERY [STAND 344]
Baron François Gérard King
Charles X in Coronation Robes
Provenance: Offered by King Charles
X to Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord,
Prince de Talleyrand.
Because of Kingsday, which
will be held in Maastricht
at april 27, with the whole
Royal family, there is this
year a special ‘Royal Tour’
at TEFAF Maastricht.
FONDANTICO DI TIZIANA
SASSOLI [STAND 372]
Lucio Massari / Saint Paul
exhorts the people of Efeso
to burn heretical books / 1612
Provenance: Liechtenstein,
the Princely Collections
MACCONNAL – MASON
GALLERY [STAND 330]
Alexei Harlamoff /
Portrait of a Young Girl
Provenance: King Christian IX
(1818–1906) and Queen Louise
of Denmark (1817–1898).
RAFAEL VALLS LIMITED [STAND 341]
Karl Girardet / The Duc de
Montpensier visiting the Temple
of Edfu, 21 July 1845 / 1846
Provenance: Probably Collection
of Prince Antoine Philippe
d’Orleans, Duc de Montpensier.
THE WEISS GALLERY [STAND 348]
Venus and Cupid / 1595
Provenance: Rudolf II, Holy
Roman Emperor (155-1612),
Hradschin Palace, Prague.
CHAPEAU - MAASTRICHT
REGION [STAND 707]
Portrets painted of members of
the Dutch Royal Family (not for sale).

GREAT SERVICE IN THE HEART
OF MAASTRICHT
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consider. Our guests are pleased with
the beautiful rooms and the temporary
restaurant with a wide selection of delicious
dishes and fine wines. Also with the
intimate atmosphere in our lounge and
bar. And for sure with the great personal service.
You will feel right at home at Hotel Derlon in the heart of
Maastricht.
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Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 6, Maastricht
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RESTORATION FUND TEFAF
PROJECTS
TEFAF MUSEUM
RESTORATION FUND
The V&A, UK, and Los Angeles
County Museum (LACMA), USA
are the recipients of the 2020
TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund.
Following visits to TEFAF Maastricht
2019, the two institutions
applied for support from TEFAF
for their distinct projects. The V&A
are restoring The Kaufmann Office
(1935-1937) by Frank Lloyd Wright
(1867–1959), an exceptional complete
interior by one of the best
known architects of the 20th-century,
whilst LACMA will analyse
and restore a recently acquired oil
painting, Pietá (c.1710-20) by Melchor
Pérez Holguín (c.1660-c.1732),
the first painting from Bolivia
to enter LACMA’s collection of
Spanish colonial art.
La Pietá
LACMA’s Conservation Science
Department in collaboration with
the Getty Conservation Institute
has begun a complete analysis to
document the painting’s materials,
techniques, and condition. Various
scientific means, including macro
XRF scanning (MA-XRF) that will
result in elemental mapping of
pigment application, will help to
determine how the artist intended
the paint to appear.
Following restoration, the Pietá will
be much closer in appearance
to what it was originally. The rich
darkness of the background will
be dramatic against the glowing
gold decorations and the painting
should delight and inform
visitors to LACMA for years to
come. Pietá will make its debut in
LACMA’s upcoming exhibition The
Eye of the Imagination: LACMA’s
Collection of Spanish Colonial
Art, curated by Ilona Katzew
and scheduled to open in 2021.

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NEW YORK
TEFAF
New York Spring
As the world’s most prestigious art
market, New York City provides the
ideal context for a TEFAF Fair outside
Maastricht. TEFAF is proud to
present the fourth edition of TEFAF
New York Spring, with a focus on
modern and contemporary art and
design. The Fair’s timing in early
May is intended to coincide with
auctions, exhibitions, and other fairs
in New York dedicated to modern
and contemporary art and design.
The historic Park Avenue Armory
provides the prime Manhattan location
and setting for the world’s
leading art dealers to meet with
curators and collectors.
TEFAF New York Spring
May 8-11, 2020 (Preview Day May 7, 2020)

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TEFAF AND THE CITY
Photographer:
EPW STUDIO
TEFAF
& THE
CITY
2020
During the 33rd edition of the world’s leading art
and antiques fair, The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)
at MECC Maastricht (5 – 15 March), the whole city will
be bustling with impressive exhibitions, unique theatre
and music productions, breath-taking dance performances
and special events. It is the perfect opportunity to taste
the unique range of Dutch and international
flavours offered by Maastricht.
05.03.2020 – 15.03.2020
Discover TEFAF and the City!
www.tefafandthecity.com

EXPO’S
Jimmy Nelson,
Homage to Humanity
Location: Museum aan het Vrijthof
Date: Until 15.03.2020
The exhibition ‘Homage to Humanity’
offers an extensive and
colourful selection of portraits of
indigenous peoples in danger of
disappearing. The English-Dutch
photographer Jimmy Nelson is internationally
known for his iconic photographic
work. For years, he has
been travelling all over the world
to portray the purity and traditional
appearances of unique communities
in the most remote locations.
www.museumaanhetvrijthof.nl
Landscape as Cult.
A Changing View
on Our Nature
Location: Bureau Europa
Date: Until 03.05.2020
The exhibition ‘Landscape as Cult.
A Changing View on Our Nature’
puts the people/landscape and culture/nature
relationships into sharp
focus. www.bureaueuropa.nl
Mark Manders,
The Absence of
Mark Manders
Location: Bonnefanten
Date: Until 24.05.2020
Bonnefanten is starting the new year
with the extensive retrospective exhibition
The Absence of Mark Manders.
The last major solo exhibition
of Mark Manders (Volkel, 1968) on
Dutch soil was more than 5 years
ago. This new overview shows how
Manders’ special oeuvre develops
organically: from old work that has
been revised to his latest creations.
The exhibition therefore constitutes
both an overview of Manders’ work
and a new step in his artist process.
www.bonnefanten.nl
Yes, Please!
Location: Marres, House
for Contemporary Culture
Date: 8.03.2020 – 07.06.2020
The exhibition Yes, Please! brings
an ode to sexual fantasies. A year
and a half ago, the team of the multidisciplinary
theatre company De
Nieuwe Helden started an investigation
regarding modern sexual
fantasies. They travelled to different
festivals, in their caravan named
Bolleke (which is radio equipped),
to interview hundreds of people.
For this exhibition, Marres will be
transformed into a house of senses
in which visitors, accompanied by
hosts and provided with menus with
various sexual fantasies, can come
and listen to the recorded erotic interviews.
www.marres.org
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Van Eyck Open Studios
Location: Van Eyck Academy
Date: 05.03.2020 - 07.03.2020
Take a look at the Jan van Eyck Academy
for the annual Open Studios.
All studios, exhibition spaces, Labs,
gardens and other locations in and
beyond the academy building are
open to the public. 45 participating
artists, designers, architects, curators
and writers will be showcasing their
artistic research and (collaborative)
projects resulting from their residency
at the academy.
www.janvaneyck.nl
CONCERT
philharmonie
zuidnederland,
Bach with Brunello
Location: Theater aan het Vrijthof
Date: 05.03.2020 at 08:00 PM
During this concert, the Italian conductor
and cellist Mario Brunello
introduces his compatriot to you,
the violinist Giuliano Carmignola,
from Venice. “In Italy, he has the
status of, a rock star”, Brunello stated
in an interview. Tonight, the two of
them will play Mozart’s sparkling
but profound Sinfonia Concertante.
Quite remarkable, as Brunello will
play the score originally written for
the viola on his own (17th-century)
cello. And add to that Haydn’s 49th
Symphony, La Passione – what’s in
a name – and Bach’s most beautiful
Brandenburg Concertos.
www.theateraanhetvrijthof.nl
Laurent Stewart, Suivez
le Guide: Stewart plays
Louis Couperin
Location: Cellebroederskapel
Maastricht
Datum: 07.03.2020 at 08:30 PM
Spirited, all-encompassing, inspired,
work of a genius: this is how the Baroque
expert Philippe Beaussant described
the oeuvre of Louis Couperin
– one of France’s greatest keyboard
composers. Laurent Stewart, a keyboard
hero of today, concurs wholeheartedly
with this assessment.
www.theateraanhetvrijthof.nl
All-Star Jam Session
Location: Café
Charlemagne Maastricht
Date: 09.03.2020 at 09:00 PM
Are you looking for a night full of
Jazz & Swing? Visit one of the All-
Star Jam Sessions with lecturers of
Conservatorium Maastricht. This Jam
session will be led by Carlo Nardozz.
www.conservatoriummaastricht.nl
Anna Vinnitskaya
Location: Theater aan het Vrijthof
Date: 10.03.2020 at 08:00 PM
Whoever witnesses Anna Vinnitskaya
in concert is inevitably enthralled by
the aura of this artist. Vinnitskaya’s
repertoire spans from Johann Sebastian
Bach to Sofia Gubaidulina. Her
particular emphasis lies on the great
Russian piano composers such as
Rachmaninov, Prokofiev or Shostakovich,
as well as the colourful piano
works of Ravel, Debussy and Chopin.
www.theateraanhetvrijthof.nl
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philharmonie
zuidnederland,
Beethovens Pastorale
Location: Theater aan het Vrijthof
Date: 13.03.2020 at 08:00 PM
Spring is in the air, the fresh breeze
beckons... but there is plenty of
nature to enjoy in the concert hall
too. Freshly mowed grass, a thunderstorm
in the distance, the call
of a cuckoo. You can hear it all
in Beethoven’s romantic Pastoral
Symphony. The Arcadian yarns
of shepherds and shepherdesses
and unexpected thunderstorms can
be experienced, almost literally, in
Beethoven’s genius music.
www.theateraanhetvrijthof.nl
DANCE
Kalpana Raghuraman,
Hitting True North
Location: AINSI
Date: 12.03.2020 - 08:30 PM
In Hitting True North, four dancers,
a violinist (Oleg Fateev) and an accordionist
(Oene van Geel) look for
their own inner compass to make it
easier to deal with changing situations,
cultures, and contexts.
www.theateraanhetvrijthof.nl
EVENTS
Maastricht Antiquarian
Book & Print Fair
Location: Church of St. John
Date: 06.03.2020 - 08.03.2020
Maastricht’s gothic Church of St.John
(Sint Janskerk) will once again be
transformed into a Valhalla for collectors
and lovers of antiquarian
books and engravings. Around thirty
renowned antiquarian book traders
from the Netherlands and abroad
will be bringing the most valuable
and interesting items from their collections
to Maastricht at the MABP,
the largest Antiquarian Book & Print
Fair in the Benelux region.
www.mabp.eu
FILM
My Rembrandt
Location: Lumière Cinema
Date: 04.03.2020 - 15.03.2020
My Rembrandt provides fascinating
insight into what makes the work
of this Dutch master technically so
extraordinary, and why different
people are so deeply affected by
his oeuvre, or a specific work. Meanwhile,
centuries after Rembrandt’s
death, his paintings are still a source
of drama and gripping plot twists.
www.lumiere.nl
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maastricht

REGION
Ceci n’est pas un corps
Hyperrealism Sculpture
Location: La Boverie Liège
Date: Until 03.05.2020
With a selection of more than 40 hyperrealist
sculptures by leading international
artists (George Segal, Ron
Mueck, Maurizio Cattelan, Berlinde
De Bruyckere, Carole A.Feuerman,
Duane Hanson, John De Andrea,
Paul McCarthy, and others) the
exhibition “Hyperrealism Sculpture
- Ceci n’est pas un corps” will illustrate
the evolution of the human
figure in the works of hyperrealist
sculptors from the 1970s to the present
day. www.expo-corps.be
Tutankhamun
Location: Guillemins
station Liège
Date: Until 31.05.2020
This original exhibition, which takes
visitors to the heart of ancient Egypt,
invites you to follow the gripping
story of Howard Carter, the archaeologist
who discovered Tutankhamun’s
tomb. In the course of the trail, you
will be taken on a real adventure to
experience the many facets of daily
life in the 18th Egyptian dynasty. Several
hundred original pieces from
prestigious international museums
and private collections are staged
in awesome scenery, including the
reconstruction of the tomb of the
young pharaoh with a tragic fate.
www.europaexpo.be
© Arken
(Re)design Death
Location: Cube Design
Museum Kerkrade
Date: Until 24.01.2021
The exhibition ‘(Re)design Death’
shows contemporary design around
the central themes of saying farewell,
dying, mourning and remembering.
Over 40 objects will provide an insight
in how contemporary designers
deal with the needs and rituals in
connection with death, in many cases
they result from personal experiences.
www.cubedesignmuseum.nl
Schrittmacher Festival
Location: Heerlen,
Aachen, Eupen
Date: Until 05.04.2020
The 25th edition of the festival,
one of the biggest in the region. A
Dutch-German coproduction with
the focus on international dance.
www.schrittmacherfestival.nl
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TEFAF CONCERT
TEFAF Concert with
Anneleen Lenaerts
in Maastricht’s
Sint Janskerk church
As part of TEFAF and the city,
Maastricht will be hosting a special
TEFAF concert starring the
world-renowned harpist Anneleen
Lenaerts and an ensemble from
the Brussels Philharmonic, performing
under the name ‘Brussels
Philharmonic Soloists’ and bringing
together Nadja Nevolovitsch (first
violin), Samuel Nemtanu (second
violin), Mihai Cocea (viola), and
Kistaps Bergs (cello).
The concert is scheduled for Tuesday
evening on 10 March and will
be held in Sint Janskerk church in
the centre of Maastricht.
Since 2010, Anneleen Lenaerts (32)
has been the Solo Harpist of the
famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
and has played in the New
Year’s concert in Vienna and other
performances. Despite her young
age, she has also built up a
remarkable international solo
career and won dozens of major
awards. In October 2019, she won
the Opus Klassik – regarded as
the Oscars of classical music –
in Berlin for her solo album Nina
Rota: works for harp.
Widely regarded as one of the
best harpists in the world, she also
performs solo in famous venues
such as Wigmore Hall in London,
Carnegie Hall New York, Salle Gaveau
in Paris, the Concertgebouw
in Amsterdam, and the Grosses
Festspielhaus in Salzburg.
The Wiener Zeitung recently
wrote: ‘With an effortlessness one
can only envy, Anneleen offers
us breathtaking insights into her
instrument, itself truly the work of a
higher power.’

Anneleen Lenaerts, born in Peer
in Belgian Limburg and currently living
in Vienna, says she is looking
forward to the special TEFAF
concert. ‘I teach at the Maastricht
Academy of Music every few
weeks, as I think it’s important to
pass on a love for music to young
people. I’ve built up a bond with
this beautiful city and hope to give
something back to Maastricht by
performing at this concert during
such a prestigious event as TEFAF’.
The programme includes music by
French Impressionist composers
including Debussy, then a Rhapsody
by Grandjany, followed by
film music by Nino Rota, known for
his film music for Fellini, The Godfather,
and other major films.
You can order tickets via the
following link bit.ly/TEFAF concert
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ART TREASURES
Art treasures
in Maastricht
©Maastricht Marketing - Hugo Thomassen
Basilica of Our Lady
Exceptional works
The Basilica of Our Lady, or
‘slevrouwe’ (Our Lady) as it also
known by the locals, is a fine
example of Romanesque architecture.
Several exceptional works of
art can be found in the church. The
treasure room also has a large
number of objects of ecclesiastical
art and crafts such as luxuriously
embroidered copes and chasubles,
the ‘Levite Dress’ of Saint
Lambert (Maastricht’s last bishop),
relics in ornate reliquaries, procession
banners, and religious silver
objects and statues.
Both religious and non-religious
visitors and residents often light a
candle in reverence. The candles
cast mesmerizing reflections on the
glass behind which Mary shines
bright. It is a beautiful sight and
definitely worth a visit, whether
as a one off or as a ritual! During
TEFAF there is a special daily
‘TEFAF-arttour’ in the church with
an extra guided event on sunday
march 8. www.sterre-der-zee.nl

©Maastricht Marketing - Hugo Thomassen
Basilica of St.Servatius | treasure room
On Maastricht’s grandest square, you’ll find the impressive and monumental
Sint Servaasbasiliek (Basilica of St. Servatius). Said to be built
on the grave of St. Servatius, the church is considered to be the oldest
still standing in the Netherlands. The large, triple-nave transept basilica
was built largely in Romanesque style, using millstone grit and marl. The
church building serves as a parish church of the Roman Catholic St. Servatius
parish and deanery church of Maastricht. This basilica has one of
the most magnificent treasure rooms in Europe. This is where Maastricht
keeps her greatest treasures. The most valuable of these is the shrine
of St. Servatius (also called the Noodkist), containing the relics of the
Netherlands’ first bishop. This example of ‘Maaslands’ goldsmith craftsmanship
is one of the most valuable in the Netherlands. You can also
admire the pilgrim’s staff, the bust of St. Servatius, the pectoral cross, the
chalice with portable altar, the many relics and reliquaries, liturgical objects,
and textiles. You won’t believe your eyes. www.sintservaas.nl
©Maastricht Marketing - Eighty8things
Sphinxpassage
The Sphinxpassage is a free, permanent exhibition
that embodies the history of the Sphinx
factories and the Eiffel building. Approximately
30,000 tiles arranged into 26 chapters recounts
the history of both the ceramics industry
in Maastricht and the Regout family. This impressive
storytelling exhibition was created by
using a mix of tableware, designs, old adverts,
family portraits, and old transfer prints (a method
of decorating enamels or ceramics). The
imposing tiled wall is 120 metres long and five
metres high, making it the largest of its kind in
the Netherlands. The Sphinx passage is situated
in the middle of the old Sphinx factories on
the Boschstraat. www.sphinxkwartier.nl
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©Maastricht Marketing - Hugo Thomassen
Architecture Bonnefanten
The Bonnefanten is situated on the banks of the River Maas, in the architecturally
interesting district of Céramique, and forms a splendid addition
to the skyline of Maastricht. Around 1990, the Bonnefantenmuseum got
the opportunity to construct a new building on ‘Céramique’, a former industrial
estate right on the banks of the Maas, opposite the old centre of
Maastricht. For the realisation of an outstanding building on this location,
the museum approached Aldo Rossi, who (in the words of Van Grevenstein,
museum director at the time) “coupled great expressive inventiveness
with a reserved visual language”. www.bonnefanten.nl
Museumbasement Derlon ‘Piazza Romana’
As a contemporary design hotel in the historic
heart of Maastricht, built on top of Roman
architectural treasures dating from the 2nd,
3rd, and 4th centuries, Hotel Derlon goes to
show that old and new can exist in harmony.
Research conducted before the construction of
the hotel revealed how precious these findings
really were, so the decision was made to conserve
them and put them on display on the
‘Piazza Romana’ (the Roman square). Now the
hotel’s basement is home to part of a square
from the 2nd and 3rd century, a well from the
3rd century, part of a pre-Roman road made
from boulders from the river Meuse, and parts
of a wall and a gate from the 4th century.
www.derlon.com
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©Maastricht Marketing - Eighty8things
Dominicanen Bookshop
Since the autumn of 2006, you
can find the unique Dominicanen
bookshop (previously Selexyz Dominicanen
and Polare Maastricht) in
the centuries-old Dominicanenkerk
(Dominican church) in Maastricht.
Two hundred years ago, the church
lost its sacred function and has since
served for many years as a reptile
house, bicycle shed, and ‘carnival
temple’. Many Maastricht residents
have special memories here, including
their ‘first kiss’ at carnival time.
You can still feel this rich history at
this beautiful location.
www.libris.nl/dominicanen
The Vault | North Caves
Built at the start of the Second World
War, the purpose of this vault was
to protect the Netherlands’ most
important art treasures from air attacks.
About 800 artworks, including
Rembrandt’s Night Watch, Potter’s
The Young Bull, and Vermeer’s Little
Street, were stored here for three
years. In the underground marl
corridors, the air is chilly and damp.
An ingenious climate control system
ensured these delicate canvasses
remained undamaged. Near by the
Vault you find the keepers’ room,
a room used by the Dutch military
police, charged with guarding the
vault and the entrance tunnel.
www.exploremaastricht.com
©Maastricht Marketing
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Rob van Rijn
Kunsthandel Galerie
Artist duo Les Deux Garçons is celebrating
a career spanning over 20
years during which their work has
regulary been exhibited at TEFAF
Maastricht. Their anniversary year
starts in March with the retrospective
exhibition Les Icônes - 20 years Les
Deux Garçons in Rob van Rijn Kunsthandel
Galerie gallery in Maastricht.
Les Deux Garçons will exhibit iconic
pieces from recent years and
more recent work displayed over
two floors of the historic building of
Rob van Rijn Kunsthandel Galerie.
The bronze sculptures, assemblage
works, and taxidermy sculptures
(stuffed animals) are simultaneously
absurdist, touching, and humorous,
while also inviting you to think.
www.robvanrijn.nl
Galerie Post + Garcia
During TEFAF, Galerie Post + Garcia
gallery on Avenue Céramique in
Maastricht, close to the MECC, will
present specific works by five artists
made in the studio of Ripollés
in Spain. The exhibition concerns a
series of prints, made with special
paper processing techniques. The
artists are Ripollés himself, as well
as the Dutch artists Armando, Hans
Keuls, Conbulius, and Alexander Vogels.
Besides the gallery on Avenue
Céramique, Post + Garcia also has
two branches with art lending libraries
in Rechtstraat and Boschstraat
in Maastricht. www.postgarcia.nl
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MUSEUM & GALERIES
Les Icônes - 20 years Les Deux Garçons
Galerie Vivi
Sculptress Vivianne Schuijren has
started a new gallery in the vibrant
Wyck district where she displays
both her own work and that of colleagues.
At the back of the space
leading to the charming city garden,
work created by students of
the art academy will be displayed
on a regular basis.
The gallery is located in a historic
building, with a beautiful bluestone-clad
façade, decorated with beautiful
ornaments. Above the front
door, the stone face of a young
woman looks down at everyone
entering and leaving the building.
Vivianne creates abstract figurative
sculptures in marble and bronze.
Hoogbrugstraat 36 Maastricht

Bonnefanten
highlights during TEFAF
Mark Manders,
Composition with
Yellow Vertical, 2017.
Photo: EPW STUDIO.
Courtesy Zeno X Gallery,
Antwerp & Tanya
Bonakdar Gallery,
New York/ Los Angeles.
The Bonnefanten in
Maastricht is the leading
art museum in Limburg
and the Euregion. It holds
permanent collection
presentations of old masters,
modern and contemporary
art, and unique
temporary exhibitions of
exciting international art
and artists.
Jan Hendrix: Tierra Firme
On show until 26.04.2020
In Tierra Firme, Hendrix refers to
sighting the coastline; a mythical
allusion to colonialism and to a revision
of natural history. The exhibition
gives a reflection of the role
played by engravings and drawings
in the representation of the first
phase of globalisation.
The Studio #2: Morena
Bamberger, Ethereality
On show until 12.04.2020
The Studio provides a platform for
small-scale solo presentations, in
which artists give an account of recent
developments in their work. In
this studio presentation, it is the turn
of Morena Bamberger (Roermond,
1994), who is presenting Ethereality,
a new room-sized work inspired by
a journey to Switzerland.
The Absence
of Mark Manders
04.02.2020 – 24.05.2020
The Absence of Mark Manders
shows how Manders’ exceptional
oeuvre is continually developing:
from revisions of older work up to
his latest creations. The exhibition
therefore forms both a retrospec-

Jan Hendrix, The Yagul tapestries III, 2018. Photo: Oak Taylor Smith.
tive of Manders’ work and a new
step in his artist practice.
Domenico di Michelino, The Expulsion
from Paradise (detail), 1450/1475. Photo:
Peter Cox. Collection Bonnefanten.
Beating around
the bush #6: Scenes
from the Anthropocene
Guest contributions from:
Gerrit van Bakel, Danaë Moons,
Saskia Olde Wolbers,
Laure Prouvost, L.A. Raeven
06.03.2020 - 14.02.2021
The Bonnefanten has been presenting
its collection in an explorative
way in the exhibition programme
Beating around the bush.
In different episodes, both the fixed
values and the ‘quiet reserve’ of the
collection are brought into dialogue
with new and proposed acquisitions.
Beating around the bush #6:
Scenes from the Anthropocene concerns
the thin line that people tread
between making use of systems
they have created themselves and
breaking with those systems.
Bonnefanten First Fridays
06.03.2020 & 03.04.2020
from 20.00 to 23.00
Free admission
Every first Friday of the month,
the Bonnefanten is organising the
Bonnefanten First Fridays (#BFF),
generously funded by the BankGiro
Lottery. There is free admission
to the museum for young and old,
and each evening has a different
theme and programme, in collaboration
with various partners from
social life in the region.
www.bonnefanten.nl

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BOOTH CHAPEAU / MAASTRICHT REGION
Art en TV in Chapeau /
Maastricht-Region booth
The Chapeau/Maastricht Region
at TEFAF PAPER (707) is a popular
meetingpoint for local artlovers en
businesspeople. In the stand many
events will take place.
Also visitors of the fair can see art
and history in this stand. This year
with archaeological finds from the
Roman period in the Maastricht -
Heerlen - region and some portraits
of the Royal Dutch Family in relation
to Kingsday, which will be organised
this year in Maastricht on april 27.
The Chapeau /Maastricht Region
stand is an initiative of Chapeau
Magazine, the city of Maastricht, the
province of Limburg, MECC Maastricht
and several other partners in
the region. On a daily base TEFAF
Maastricht 2020can be followed worldwide
with TEFAF TV ‘by Chapeau’. A
daily newsprogram, produced at the
fair with interviews, impressions and
news from the fair.
In the stand of Chapeau Magazine /
the Maastricht Region there will be a
separate, professional television studio
for our own programme TEFAF TV
News. This programme will be edited
and broadcast from a special editing
area. Every day, a new 15-minute
broadcast will be made. On regular
daily base there will be shown also a
block of ‘booth-clips’ of TEFAF-dealers.
The programme can be seen online
at www.tefaftv.com, at www.tefaf.
com and www.chapeaumagazine.
com. The programme will also be
made available daily in most hotels
in Maastricht and the Maastricht area.
The editors can be contacted at stand
no. 707 and at info@tefaftv.com

From Maastricht it is only a short trip to Cube
design museum in Kerkrade, the first museum in
the Netherlands that is entirely dedicated to design.
Cube focuses on design that offers solutions for
human needs and ambitions. The exhibitions in
Cube show design by national and international
designers; designs that have an impact on our
world and makes you question your perspective on
daily life. Cube also gives insights on the process of
design and lets you co-create with design students,
who are working in the Cube design labs. Why not
combine your visit to TEFAF with a visit to Cube?
The exhibition ‘(Re)design Death’
features contemporary design
around the central themes of
saying farewell, dying, mourning
and remembering. Over 40
objects will provide you with
insight in how contemporary
designers deal with the needs
and rituals in connection with
death, in many cases they result
from personal experiences.
photography Francesco D’Angelo
11
feb
/
24
jan

New rituals to
replace older,
religious rituals
As an outcome of secularisation
(more than half of the Dutch no
longer feel to belong to a religious
denomination) and individualisation,
traditional (religious) ways of
dealing with death are no longer
felt to be meaningful. Death and
the resulting loss are now mainly
felt to be a strictly personal matter.
As a reaction to these developments
designers come up
with new approaches and inspiration
for radically new products
and concepts to deal with death,
mourning and remembrance.
Design becomes a powerful
means to create new and personal
rituals.
Preparation,
Saying Farewell,
Mourning &
Life after Death
The exhibition is divided into
three successive themes, derived
from the several stages
in the process of dying: Preparation,
Saying Farewell, Mourning
& Life after Death. The objects
shown at the exhibition
originate from all over the world
and are of a contemporary, futuristic
or speculative nature.
Attention is paid to functional
and technological designs,but
there are also poetic and experience-
and people-oriented
designs.
(Re)design Death
is on display from
11 Feb. 2020 to
24 Jan. 2021.
Museumplein 2, 6461 MA Kerkrade
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RESTAURANTS
THE
FINEST
RESTAURANTS
Chapeau has selected
some of the most pleasant
and gastronomic restaurants
in Maastricht and surrounding
areas.

Restaurants in
Maastricht’s City Centre
Tout à Fait
A modern Michelin-starred
restaurant serving an intriguing,
contemporary cuisine. Restaurateur
Bart Ausems has also a bistro
in the neighbouring building
that offers a wallet-friendly menu.
Sint Bernardusstraat 16
+31 (0)43 3500405
www.toutafait.nl
Rantrée
A great place outside the side
with a great view over the city
and the Belgian border. Run by
a young couple who know how
to welcome guests. The chef produces
top-level dishes, while his
wife is a real wine connoisseur
and presents a great selection.
Wonderful value for money, with
one Michelin star.
Het Wilhelmus 30L
+31 (0)43 3215140
www.rantree.nl
Restaurant Rozemarijn
Just around the corner
from Onze Lieve Vrouweplein,
this cosy restaurant serves
light and delicious cuisine
and wonderful wines.
Havenstraat 19
+31 (0)43 4506505
www.restaurant-rozemarijn.nl
Vino&Friends
At the spot of the former
restaurant ’t Plenkske you
now find Vino&Friends, a trendy
Italian gastropub and wine shop
in the centre of the city. Italian
dishes and 350 different wines.
Plankstraat 6
+31 (0)43 3218456
www.vinoandfriends.nl
Il Giardino
A popular place with a friendly,
family-like ambiance. Serves
Italian food at reasonable prices.
O.L.Vrouweplein 15
+31 (0)43 3256229
www.ristoranteilgiardino.nl
Au Coin des Bons Enfants
A well-known place in
a friendly student neighbourhood.
Traditional French cuisine in a
cosy and intimate restaurant.
Ezelmarkt 4
+31 (0)43 3212359
www.aucoindesbonsenfants.nl
Wine Restaurant Mes Amis
Located in a street full of other
restaurants and cafés, this
business sets itself apart with
its great wine selection, which
includes a whole host of local
wines. The whole interior
is just renewed.
Tongersestraat 5
+31 (0)43 3257866
www.mesamis.nl
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Café Sjiek
Maastricht’s first bistro – and
still the most original. Popular
and always busy, people go
not only to enjoy the simple yet
good-quality food and great
wines at attractive prices, but
also because it’s a great place
to meet up with friends.
Sint Pieterstraat 13
+31 (0)43-3210158
www.cafesjiek.nl
Restaurant 55
Set in a baroque-style interior,
the restaurant’s dynamic young
team prepares French dishes
at a reasonable price.
Heggenstraat 3a
+31 (0)43-3251762
www.restaurant55.nl
Derlon
Hotel Derlon is home to a
modern restaurant serving
French-Mediterranean cuisine
and a selection of divine wines.
O.L.Vrouweplein 6
+31 (0)43 3216770
Brandsøn
Comfortable trendy restaurant
with an eclectic, international
taste. A sophisticated restaurant
and bar concept with a drinking
bar for beverages and bites and
a dining area for lunch or dinner.
Het Bat 2, +31 (0)43 201 2620
www.brandson.restaurant
Fitz Roy
Bar-bistro as part of a hotel.
The menu draws on culinary
influences from all over the world
and herbs from their own urban
garden. Opened for breakfast,
lunch, bar snacks and dinner
from Wednesday till Saturday.
Boschstraat 70
+31 (0)43 3030700, www.fitz-roy.nl
Ristorante Il Fiore
A new Italian restaurant in
the old center, cosy and natural.
Original Italian cuisine and
a warm atmosphere.
Kesselskade 59
+31 (0)43 8528099 www.ilfiore.nu
NOON
A new hide-out in Maastricht.
Located on a unique location
near the Meuse river, granting
you a great view over the city.
With a menu full of not-ordinary
and tasteful dishes, cocktails
and gin-tonics.
Griend 6-7, Maastricht
+31 (0)43 820 0008
www.noonmaastricht.nl
Kruisherenrestaurant
Modern and international
restaurant, set in a spectacular
former Gothic church, Kruisherenrestaurant
offers fantastic
food and professional service.
Kruisherengang 19
+31 (0)43 3292020
www.chateauhotels.nl
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Château Neercanne
A gorgeous, romantic castle
at the border of Maastricht.
Set in a classic and grand
building and boasting
a spectacular wine cellar,
Château Neercanne serves
classic French cuisine and
offers excellent service.
Cannerweg 800
+31 (0)43 3251359
www.chateauhotels.nl
SOFA
Situated at the edge of
a marina, this modern restaurant
offers contemporary dishes in
a peaceful setting.
Hoge Weerd 6
+31 (0)43 3671337
www.sofamaastricht.nl
Restaurants in Maastricht’s
Wyck district
Beluga Loves You
In the summer of 2019, the
famous Beluga loves you was
taken over by Servais Tielman,
who used to work at Beluga
loves you as a sous-chef for many
years. Tielman brings you a renewed
Beluga loves you experience
that revolves around pure, local
ingredients, which are used from
head to toe. One Michelin star.
Plein 1992 12
+31 (0)43 3213364
www.belugalovesyou.com
Mediterraneo
‘The best Italian food in town’.
Restaurateur Pino is very senior,
but he can still be found in the
kitchen every day. His truffle
dishes are famous. Very popular
and with a very welcoming staff.
Rechtstraat 73
+31 (0)43 3255037
www.ristorante-mediterraneo.nl
‘O’
Informal, relaxed fish
restaurant with an open
kitchen en tastefull dishes.
Rechtstraat 76
+31 (0)43 3259747
www.restaurant-o.nl
Harry’s
A classy and stylish city bistro
at Hotel Beaumont, which is
becoming increasingly popular
with a broad clientele for lunch
and dinner. Contemporary dishes
and good wines at reasonable
prices and with attentive staff.
Wycker Brugstraat 2
+31 (0)43-3281366
www.harrysmaastricht.com
Bouchon d’en Face
Lyonnais-style bistro, offering
classic dishes such as canard à
l’orange. Agreeable prices and an
casual yet intimate atmosphere.
Wyckerbrugstraat 54
+31 (0)43 3116438
www.bouchondenface.nl
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NOVO new dining
Situated in the trendy Wyck
district, this modern restaurant
offers contemporary dishes in
a relaxed setting. Friendly prices.
Every week, the team of NOVO
new dining surprises its customers
with a completely new menu.
Wilhelminasingel 39A
+31 (0)43 204 11 69
www.novo-dining.com
Restaurant Flo
Part of the Parisian group of
original bistros offering classic
French dishes. A spacious
establishment that can also
accommodate large parties.
Stationstraat 28
+31 (0)43 3282525
www.flomaastricht.nl
’t Pakhoes
Cosy restaurant opposite the
Crown Plaza hotel. A family-run
business with a chef who loves
time-honoured dishes. Offers a
wine list of classic French wines.
Very attentive service.
Waterpoort 4-6
+31 (0)43 3257000
www.pakhoes.nl
Onglet
What used to be a butcher’s
workplace, now is a trendy
speakeasy bar - restaurant. In
a design that reminds of Great
Gatsby-scenes you are welcome
to enjoy refined dishes in which
the more special parts of meat
play the main role.
Wycker Brugstraat 27
+31 (0)43 8528847
De Mangerie
Cosmopolitan cuisine in an
elegant, modern setting at the
Hotel Crowne Plaza. A wonderful
location overlooking the river.
Ruiterij 1
+31 (0)43 3509191
www.crowneplazamaastricht.com
Umami by Han
Delicious, light Asian food
in an inviting restaurant and
at attractive prices.
Stationsstraat 12
+31 (0)43 3510006
wwwumami-restaurant.com
Wen-Chow
An authentic and original
Chinese restaurant opposite
the main railway station.
Spoorweglaan 5
+31 (0)43 3214540
www.wen-chow.nl
JEF Gastrobar
JEF opened in the autumn of
2018. Wilbert and Gigi Nelissen
would love to welcome you for a
refreshing drink, some bites, and
internationally inspired dishes.
Rechtstraat 42, +31 (0)43 8554559
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SoDelicious
SoDelicious welcomes you from the
morning to the evening for a culinary
interlude. For dinner you got
the choice between a la carte and
a weekly changing surprise menu
(three to six courses). Besides restaurant,
also a bakery and caterer.
Stationsstraat 21 - 23
+31 (0)43 3252035
www.sodelicious.nl
Restaurants near Maastricht
De Pastory
This homely establishment is located
in an old farmhouse just a
five-minute drive from Maastricht.
Good food at fair prices, and with
an appealing wine list.
Dorpsstraat 45, Cadier en Keer
+31 (0)43 4071823
www.depastory.nl
L’Appetito Gran Gusto
This place has enjoyed great success.
It is a modern Italian restaurant
in an old, fully restored farmhouse.
Great atmosphere and good prices.
Dorpstraat 26, Sint Geertruid
+31 (0)43 8516545
www.lappetitograngusto.nl
Op de Hej
Located at a rural spot, this small
‘home’ restaurant is staffed by only
the chef and his wife. Honest food
and a pleasant atmosphere.
Heiweg 6, Sint Geertruid
+31 (0)43 4098474
www.opdehej.nl
Château St. Gerlach
Enjoy a stylish and delicious
dinner in a real château.
The kitchen uses many
products from its own
vegetable and herb garden.
Joseph Corneli Allée 1,
Houthem-St. Gerlach / Valkenburg
+31 (0)43-6088888
www.chateauhotels.nl
Restaurant Chez Paul
A warm and inviting restaurant
offering fine French cuisine.
A mix of traditional and
contemporary styles.
Broekhem 130, Valkenburg
+31 (0)43 6013242
www.restaurantchezpaul.nl
Voncken
A classic restaurant at
Hotel Voncken with a welcoming
and traditional dining room.
The chef has been here for
more than thirty years.
Walramplein 1, Valkenburg
+31 (0)43 6012841
www.hotelvoncken.nl
Atelier
A high-quality restaurant in
a contemporary style, with
tables situated around the
kitchen. Fantastic wine list.
Markt, Gulpen
+31 (0)43 4504490
www.restaurantatelier.nl
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Restaurant Julemont
at Château Wittem
After a year of complete renovation
the restaurant in this great
castle is open with a high level
french cuisine in a romantic atmosphere.
Interesting wine-cellar.
Wittemer Allee 3, Wittem
+31(0)43 4501208
Vanille
Homely restaurant with a new interior,
serving wonderful food and
wine combinations at attractive
prices. Light cuisine and a wine
list filled with pleasant surprises.
Diepstraat 1, Eijsden
+31 (0)43 4093554
www.restaurantvanille.nl
Restaurants elsewhere in
Limburg and the border region
De Leuf
Great Michelin star restaurant in
a modern, renovated farmhouse.
Creative and slightly exotic
cuisine with a good wine list.
Dalstraat 2, Ubachsberg
+31 (0)45-5750226, www.deleuf.nl
Pirandello
Italian restaurant in a fully refurbished
space with a gorgeous
view of the garden and the restaurant’s
own vineyard. Excellent
cuisine, lovely Italian wines, and
highly skilled staff.
Tunnelweg 99, Landgraaf
+31 (0)45-5464343
www.chateauhotels.nl
Kasteel TerWorm
Lovely restaurant in a small,
charming castle. Offers French
cuisine and a great wine list.
Terworm 5, Heerlen
+31 (0)45 4001111
www.terworm.nl
Graffiti – food for
the neighbourhood
As the previous bought a new
restaurant in Maastricht, he sold
his old restaurant to one of his
star-students, who turned this
covered in graffiti, stately old
building into his own restaurant.
The dishes that are served here
are as urban-inspired as the
décor – served at a high level
for accessible prices.
Laanderstraat 27, Heerlen
+31 (0)45-5714241
www.graffitirestaurant.nl
De Lindeboom
An ever-popular restaurant
with friendly staff, good food,
and an amazing wine selection,
with many wines available by
the glass as well.
Brugstraat 2, Beek
+31 (0)46 4371237
www.delindeboom.info
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Pasta e Vino
Great Italian cuisine with wines
to match. Always popular with
dinner guests from all around.
Prins Mauritslaan 22, Beek
+31 (0)464379994
www.pastaevino.nl
Mrs. Robinson
A stylish, contemporary restaurant
with a unique concept that
pays tribute to the classic 1967
film The Graduate. Offers a stylish
interior and an inspired menu.
Markt 11, Beek
+31 (0)46 206 0015
www.mrs-robinson.nl
Silvester’s
Popular restaurant offering
Mediterranean cuisine and
a holder of the Bib Gourmand,
which means value for money.
Paardestraat 25, Sittard
+31 (0)46 4511224
www.silvesters.nl
Da Vinci
Beautiful, modern restaurant at the
marina with cuisine crowned with
a Michelin star and created by
the best female chef in the Netherlands,
Margo Reuten. Her partner
Petro Kools serves outstanding
wines with her dishes
Havenstraat 27, Maasbracht
+31 (0)475 465979
www.restaurantdavinci.nl
ONE
A great restaurant with
a Michelin star in an old industrial
building. Creative cuisine
by Edwin Soumang. His charming
Canadian partner Bethany Long
serves great wines from all over
the world. The restaurant was
restyled last summer.
ECI 17, Roermond
+31 (0)475 600262
www.restaurantone.nl
DAMIANZ
An entirely renovated restaurant
with a top-quality kitchen in a
location where you can while
away for hours. The restaurant
has retained a few references
to the former function of the
building as a holding facility.
Pollartstraat 7, Roermond
+31 (0)475 870870
www.hetarresthuis.nl
Sabero
A small but very high standard restaurant
in the center of Roermond.
In the first year chef Nico Boreas
was already honoured with two
Michelin-stars. Booking in advance
is absolutely necessary.
Roerkade 39, Roermond
+31(0)475-723101
www.sabero.nl
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La Source
This ambitious restaurant at La
Domaine La Butte aux Bois has
two stars Michelin. A very creative
and contemporary cuisine, great
wines, and a dynamic team of
personnel and service staff.
Modern interior.
Paalsteenlaan 90, Lanaken (B).
+32 (0)89-739770
www.restaurantlasource.be
De Kristalijn
Futuristic restaurant with a Michelin
star and a wonderful view of the
Genk golf course. A sophisticated
interior design as well as great
food and professional waiters. The
restaurant’s sommelier has been
nominated the best in Belgium.
Wiemesmeerstraat 105, Genk (B)
+32 (0)89-355828
www.dekristalijn.be
La Botte
Very popular Italian restaurant
run by the Giacomazza brothers,
who reel off their repertoire
with passion and ensure
a full house on a daily basis.
Europalaan 99, Genk (B)
+32 (0)89 362545
www.labotte.be
JER
The name of this Michelin-starred
restaurant stands for ‘Just Eat
Right’. Offers great food and
wine combinations.
Persoonstraat 16, Hasselt (B)
+32 (0)11-262647 www.jer.be
Ogst
Nice place, recently winner of
a Michelin star. Very interesting
combinations of plates and sometimes
onknown but surprisingly
good wines. Good price-level.
Ridder Portmansstraat 4,
Hasselt (B), +32(0)11-413813
www.ogst.be
Slagmolen
Bart Meewis’s cuisine – crowned
with two Michelin stars – is uniformly
delicious and classically
refined. Located in an old watermill,
surrounded by nature.
Molenweg 177, Opglabbeek (B)
+32 (0)89 854888
www.slagmolen.be
Cuchara
‘A symphony of taste’ is the conclusion
of Michelin, and rated
Cuchara in the newest ‘red bible’
with two stars. Nature and easy
music draw the ambiance of this
hot place of haute cuisine.
Lepelstraat 3, Lommel (B)
+32 (0)11 757435
www.cuchara.be
Innesto
Prestigious restaurant with
wonderful, very contemporary
cuisine (they have certainly
earned their Michelin star).
Extra creative with vegetables.
Grote Baan 9, Houthalen (B)
+32 (0)11 525525
www.innesto.be
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De Mijlpaal
A Michelin-starred restaurant
in Tongeren’s old city centre,
with a modern interior and cuisine.
Sint-Truiderstraat 25, Tongeren (B)
+32 (0)12 264277
www.demijlpaal.org
Magis
Another modern interior in a
historic building, close to the
Basilica of Our Lady in Tongeren.
Creative cuisine with southern
elements, and the proud bearer
of one Michelin star.
Hemelingenstraat 23,
Tongeren (B) +32 (0)12 743464
www.restaurantmagis.be
Restaurant Altermezzo
Home to ‘Young Chef of the Year
2018’ Jo Grootaers, Altermezzo
is a new hotspot for food lovers.
Trendy spot with creative dishes.
One Michelin star.
Bilzersteenweg 366
Riksen-Tongeren (B)
+32 (0)12 741674
www.altermezzo.be
Terhills Brasserie & Bar
This high-quality brasserie is part
of Terhills Hotel which counts
nearly 60 rooms. Here, guests
feel like they are dining in a
living room. Chef Dirk Dekinderen
and his team make sure that his
guests don’t lack anything.
Zetellaan 68, Maasmechelen (B)
+32 (0)89 730909
www.terhills.com
Brasserie Héliport
Situated to the south of Liège
in a lovely castle, chef Frédéric
Salpetier has achieved his
dream of creating a fantastic
restaurant in a modern interior.
One Michelin star.
Allée des Erables
Château de Colonster,
Sart-Tilman (B)
+32 (0)43 662820
www.heliportbrasserie.be
La Bécasse
Friendly chef Christof Lang cooks
in a fine French style combined
with good French wines. Has held
a Michelin star for many years.
Hanbrucher Strasse 1,
Aachen (D), +49 (0)24 174444
www.labecasse.de
Vendôme
The closest restaurant to Maastricht
with three Michelin stars (a
little over an hour away) can be
found in Bergisch-Gladbach near
Cologne. Vendôme is Schloss
Bensberg’s beautiful gastronomic
restaurant. Germany’s finest
chef Joachim Wissler produces
fantastic, creative, and very contemporary
meals every time. The
very professional waiting staff
continue the flawless service and
serve excellent wines.
Kadettenstrasse 1,
Bergisch Gladbach (D)
+49 (0)22 04420
www.schlossbensberg.com
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HOTELS
THE
FINEST
HOTELS
A selection of the most
comfortable hotels in
Maastricht and surrounding
areas

In the city centre
Kruisherenhotel
Design hotel with historic details
dating from the fifteenth-century
monastery in which it is situated.
The only five-star hotel in town.
Kruisherengang 19-23
+31 (0)43 3292020
www.kruisherenhotel.nl
Hotel Derlon
Located on Onze Lieve Vrouweplein
square, where Maastricht
feels a little like Paris. This luxurious
hotel, almost 150 years old,
is built on top of Roman ruins.
Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 6
+31 (0)43 3216770
www.derlon.com
Botticelli
Small and romantic hotel
inspired by the style of the
Italian Renaissance, situated
close to Vrijthof square.
Papenstraat 11
+31 (0)43 3526300
www.hotelbotticelli.nl
Mabi
Luxurious hotel located
inside an old, renovated
cinema near the Markt square.
Recently renovated.
Kleine Gracht 24
+31 (0)43 3514444
www.hotelmabi.nl
Amrâth Hotel Du Casque
Classic, comfortable
hotel on Vrijthof square.
Helmstraat 14A
+31 (0)43 3214343
www.amrathhotelducasque.nl
Fitz Roy - Urban Hotel,
Bar and Garden
This trendy hotel is an
oasis of green tranquillity
at a unique location right
in the heart of the city.
Boschstraat 70
+31 (0)43 3030700
Hotel Monastère
Paris chic meets vintage
Maastricht. This new hotel
in the Sphinxkwartier district
was opened last summer and
is located in a former monastery.
Boschstraat 71
+31 (0)43 8700240
Le Theatre Hotel
Hotel on Vrijthof square next
to the theatre. Lovely rooms
decorated in the French style
with a great view, located
in the heart of the city.
Vrijthof 50
+31 (0)43 3030280
www.letheatrehotel.nl
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Boutique Hotel Sint Jacob
Charming boutique hotel
situated in a historic house
in the heart of the city.
Sint Jacobstraat 6
+31 (0)43 2030040
www.boutiquehotelsintjacob.nl
Hotel Britannique
Small hotel on Vrijthof
square, located above
a restaurant with terrace.
Vrijthof 6
+31 (0)43 3218691
www.britannique.nl
Haas op het Vrijthof
Small hotel in an old
beautiful building on Vrijthof
square close to the Museum.
Luxurious interior, great rooms.
Vrijthof 20a, +31 (0)43 8524353
www.haasophetvrijthof.nl
Rekko
A lovely small hotel in the
charming Jeker quarter.
Pleasant B&B rooms.
Kleine Looiersstraat 8
+31 (0)43 3251841
www.chambre-rekko.nl
Bouteaquehotel
Charming, small hotel
with beautiful luxury rooms
with a personal touch and
decorated with art.
Onze Lieve Vrouweplein 2
+31 (0)43 3113246
www.bouteaque.nl
Le Virage
Small hotel close to Onze
Lieve Vrouweplein square,
with the rooms situated above
a small restaurant.
Cortenstraat 2
+31 (0)43 3216608
Zenden
Boutique hotel with
a pristine white interior.
Swimming pool and gym
available. Good restaurants
are located in the same street.
Sint Bernardusstraat 5
+31 (0)43 3212211
www.zenden.nl
Les Charmes
Maastricht’s smallest hotel
where you can enjoy your
breakfast in bed or in the
beautiful breakfast hall.
Lenculenstraat 18
+31 (0)43 3212521
www.hotellescharmes.nl
Au Quartier
Renovated town house
in the heart of Maastricht’s
Quartier Latin.
Kapoenstraat 32
+31 (0)43 3258088
www.auquartier.nl
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DIS
Stylish small hotel attached
to an old brewery where breakfast
is served every morning.
Tafelstraat 28, +31 (0)43 3215479
www.hoteldis.nl
Dormio Hotel
New hotel in a luxuary holiday
villa park with a panoramic
gastro-restaurant on the top
floor. Located outside the city
centre near the golf course.
Het Wilhelmus 1
+31 (0)43 2043080
In the Wyck district
Crowne Plaza
International and modern hotel
right beside the Meuse river.
Ruiterij 1, +31 (0)43 3509191
crowneplazamaastricht.com
Amrâth Grand Hotel
de l’Empereur
Hotel located in a national
monument, located opposite
the central railway station.
Stationsstraat 2
+31 (0)43 3213838
amrathgrandhotelempereur.com
Beaumont
Located in the centre of Wyck,
where modern and timeless
design meets history stretching
back over a hundred years.
Lage Barakken 10
+31 (0)43 3254433
www.beaumontmaastricht.com
Hampshire Designhotel
Maastricht
Trendy design hotel with
over a hundred unique
and luxurious rooms.
Stationsstraat 40
+31 (0)43 3282525
www.hampshire-hotels.com/
hampshire-designhotel-maastricht
Townhouse Hotel
Unique and modern
boutique hotel where you
experience authentic Limburg
hospitality and ‘gezelligheid’
(conviviality and cosiness).
Sint Maartenslaan 5
+31 (0)43 3211111
www.townhousehotels.nl
The Dutch
You’ll feel as if you’ve been
transported back to the 1980s
with this new hotel concept.
Wilhelminasingel 60
+31 (0)43 3281369
www.hotelthedutch.com
Kaboom
Trendy design hotel right opposite
the central railway station with
a delightful patio on the first floor.
Stationsplein 1
+31 (0)43 3211111
www.kaboomhotel.nl
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Just outside
the city centre
NH
Maastricht’s biggest hotel, located
right next to the MECC where
the TEFAF takes places. Perfect
for business and leisure stays.
Forum 110
+31 (0)43 3838281
www.nh-hotels.com
Hotel Van der Valk
Large and modern hotel
with extensive facilities, close
to the MECC, on the other side
of the highway. In 2019
completely renovated.
Nijverheidsweg 35
+31 (0)43 3873500
www.hotelvandervalkmaastricht.nl
Kasteel Vaeshartelt
Comfortable luxury in
a seventeenth-century castle,
surrounded by nature on
the edge of Maastricht.
Weert 9, +31 (0)43 3690200
www.vaeshartelt.nl
Apple Park
Modern hotel near the northern
entrance of the recently opened
A2 motorway tunnel. Inspired
by the ‘Big Apple’ and ideal for
business and leisure stays.
Pierre de Coubertinweg 3
+31 (0)43 3529000
www.applepark.nl
Near Maastricht
Château St. Gerlach
Magnificent and luxurious
country estate surrounded
by nature, about ten minutes’
drive from Maastricht. The
complex includes a hotel,
a restaurant, and spa facilities,
all against a historic backdrop.
Joseph Corneli Allée 1
Valkenburg
+31 (0)43 6088888
www.chateauhotels.nl
Grand Hotel Voncken
A stylish hotel that has been
run by the same family for
nearly 120 years, right in
the centre of the quaint
little city of Valkenburg.
Walramplein 1 Valkenburg
+31 (0)43 6012841
www.hotelvoncken.nl
Hotel Tummers
Family hotel right opposite
Valkenburg’s railway station.
This very comfortable hotel offers
spa facilities and the option of
playing golf during your stay.
Stationsstraat 21
Valkenburg
+31 (0)43 6013741
www.hoteltummers.nl
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Klein Zwitserland
Luxurious hotel hidden
amongst the hills of South
Limburg. Terraces, balconies,
and the special spa-wing all
offer great views while relaxing.
Grensweg 11, Slenaken
+31 (0)43 4573291
www.kleinzwitserland.com
Het Gulpdal
A villa-style hotel with an
English twist. Enjoy luxury and
a great atmosphere surrounded
by nature and tranquillity.
Dorpsstraat 40, Slenaken
+31 (0)43 4573315
www.gulpdal.nl
Kasteel TerWorm
A stay at this small, romantic
castle takes you back in time
and lets you experience tranquillity,
luxury, and relaxation.
Terworm 5, Heerlen
+31 (0)45 4001111
www.terworm.nl
Winselerhof
A unique location in which to
relax in the south of the Netherlands.
This renovated farmhouse
offers comfortable rooms, beautiful
patios, and an Italian trattoria.
Tunnelweg 99, Landgraaf
+31 (0)45 5464343
www.oostwegelcollection.nl/
winselerhof
Château Wittem
Château Wittem is an
intimate boutique hotel in the
middle of South Limburg’s hills.
The chateau was completely
renewed in 2019 and is
a charming and historical
setting for an exclusive stay.
Wittemer Allee 3, Wittem
+31 (0)45 4501208
www.chateauwittem.com
Merici
Stylish hotel in a former
monastery in Sittard’s
city centre. Compact,
modern rooms with
a nod to a rich history.
Oude Markt 25, Sittard
+31 (0)46 4009002
www.hotelmerici.nl
Het Arresthuis
Bold design hotel in a unique
and historic location: a former
prison. The stylish rooms used
to be prison cells. Granted
five stars in 2019.
Pollartstraat 7, Roermond
+31 (0)475-870870
www.hetarresthuis.nl
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A taste of Limburg
Historical building and French garden
59 stylish rooms
Lounges
Maasmechelen Village
National Park Hoge Kempen
Terhills Brasserie
Elaisa Wellness
Lifestyle bar
Terhills Hotel • Zetellaan 68 • B-3630 Maasmechelen • +32 (0)89 73 09 09
www.terhillshotel.com

La Butte aux Bois
This domaine is situated in the
middle of nature, surrounded by
forests, on the edge of Lanaken
in Belgium. The hotel is seen
as one of the best in whole
Belgium. High-end luxury
and an informal atmosphere.
The hotel has a new wing
with extra luxurious rooms
and a great spa and sports
centre. La Source has
two Michelin stars.
Paalsteenlaan 90
Lanaken (B)
+32 (0)89 739770
www.labutteauxbois.be
Eurotel
Modern hotel in Lanaken,
perfect for those wanting
to cycle through the Meuse-
Rhine Euroregion. Other
facilities include meeting
rooms, a pool, and a gym.
Koning Albertlaan 264
Lanaken (B)
+32 (0)89 722822
www.eurotel-lanaken.be
Terhills Hotel
Exquisite design hotel
on a country estate in
a historic setting, located
near Maasmechelen Village
shopping outlet.
Zetellaan 68,
Maasmechelen (B)
+32 (0)89 730909
www.terhillshotel.com
Carbon
A feel-good design hotel
in Genk. The spacious,
minimalistic rooms offer
views of the unique roof terrace.
The complex includes great
spa facilities and a wine bar.
Europalaan 38, Genk (B)
+32 (0)89 322920
www.carbonhotel.be
Stiemerheide
Cottage-style hotel next to a
golf course, with many facilities
and a large swimming pool.
Wiemesmeerstraat 105
Genk (B)
+32 (0)89 355828
www.stiemerheide.be
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Radisson Blu
High-rise hotel in the centre
of Hasselt. Its sky bar offers
a great view of the entire city.
Torenplein 8, Hasselt (Belgium)
+32 (0)11 770000
www.radissonblu.com/
hotel-hasselt
Hassotel
Trendy design hotel in
Hasselt’s city centre. It offers
unique penthouses with views
of the entire city skyline.
St-Jozefstraat 2-10, Hasselt (B)
+32 (0)11-230655
www.hassotel.be
Van der Valk
Hotel Sélys Liège
A gorgeous hotel in
a historic setting. Beautiful
views of the city. Modern
rooms and large suites. Topnotch
service with an elegant,
historic ballroom, a bistro with
panoramic view, and spa
facilities.
Mont Saint-Martin 9-11
Liège (B)
+32 (0)42 229494
www.hotelselys.be
Pullman Quellenhof
An exclusive five-star hotel
in Aachen with an international
vibe, stylish rooms and suites,
large-scale spa facilities,
a pleasant and spacious
lounge, and a great restaurant.
Monheimsallee 52
Aachen (D)
+49 (0)241-91320
www.pullmanhotels.com
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HISTORIC MAASTRICHT AND LIMBURG
Ten highlights
in the
Sphinxkwartier
Discover Maastricht’s industrial heritage
Leave Maastricht’s charming and
historic city centre behind for a while
and discover its industrial heritage.
The old Sphinx factory buildings form
the backdrop to several creative and
cultural hotspots there –places that
are unpolished and quirky, cultural
and creative, with a few rough edges.
All sorts of things are possible: sleeping
in an old factory building, dining in
the cellars of Maastricht’s historic
inner harbour, or enjoying a film in
the former factory power plant.
Welcome to the Sphinxkwartier,
a new and unusual part of Maastricht.

1. Films at Lumière Cinema
From Oscar winners to art-house
films and ‘movies that matter’, you
can catch the latest acclaimed films
(and documentaries) in the Sphinx
factory’s former power plant. And
before or after your film, enjoy a
quick bite, a glass of wine or a
sumptuous three-course meal in Lumiere’s
own restaurant-café (with its
idyllic waterside terrace).
2. Cutting-edge music
in the Muziekgieterij
Love rock and cutting-edge music?
Then the Muziekgieterij is the place
to be. This former crate factory and
warehouse offers dazzling live performances
and experimental music
with a monthly line-up of local and
international acts.
3. Architecture then and now
Once a showroom for the Sphinx
factory’s latest ceramic masterpieces,
the premises occupied by
Bureau Europa are now the setting
for exhibitions, lectures, workshops
and debates on architecture, urban
planning and design.
4. Rooftop drinks and bites
Imagine enjoying the warm glow
of a Maastricht sunset with a cocktail
in your hand. If the thought
appeals to you, then visit Bold,
a rooftop bar on the eighth floor
of the striking Eiffel Building. The
menu includes ‘social food’ – small
dishes to share, because it’s more
fun enjoying food together.
5. Creating, learning and
dining in the Brandweerkantine
Creative spirits + cultural hotspot
+ coffee. Maastricht’s former fire
station is now a creative incubator
for young entrepreneurs, artists and
performers. The space that once
housed the fire engines is now the
Brandweerkantine, a restaurant that
serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
6. Wining & dining & art in
an historic inner harbour
This spot may well be Maastricht’s
best-kept secret. Find out for yourself.
The Bassin, right in the heart of
the Sphinxkwartier, is a remarkable
place. The old, historic inner harbour
is now home to several restaurants,
grand cafés and an art gallery, all
located within its dockyard cellars.
7. The history of Maastricht
ceramics in tiles
The Sphinxkwartier’s old factory is a
fine and attractive building, but what
actually happened there while it was
still up and running? That is precisely
what you will learn from the 30,000
or so tiles that line the 120-metre-long
Sphinxpassage. This permanent exhibition
illustrates the illustrious history
of Maastricht’s ceramics industry in a
unique spot that is open all year.
8. Organic groceries
(locally sourced)
This is where locals in the Sphinxkwartier
go for everyday organic
groceries. From Maastricht-grown
potatoes to creamy cheeses crafted
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Tip
Book the guided
tour ‘Hidden Places
& Secret Spaces’ with Visit
Maastricht and get to know
more about Maastricht’s
industrial heritage.
10. Unspoilt nature in Frontenpark
An urban park, but one that’s entirely
in keeping with the edgy industrial
nature of the adjacent Sphinxkwartier.
Frontenpark has been described
as the Sphinxkwartier’s rough
and tumble backyard, and for good
reason. A walk in the park takes you
through a piece of unspoilt nature
and alongside places of historical
and cultural interest. And all that
right in the middle of the city.
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in the Ardennes region, and from
Limburg apple juice to Italian wines,
Gedeelde Weelde makes a point of
stocking as many regional products
as possible. Visit the cafe for a healthy
breakfast, a vegetarian lunch
or a slice of freshly baked cake.
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9. Inspiring interior furnishings
in old factory buildings
The mixing tubs of the oldest factory
buildings in the Sphinxkwartier have
made way for Loods 5, a home
furnishings and lifestyle store. The
fusion of industrial heritage and contemporary
design make this place
an inspiring source of interior and
styling ideas.
5
Visit sphinxkwartier.nl
and discover more about this vibrant
new area of Maastricht!
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SHOPPING
YOUR
GUIDE TO
THE BEST
SHOPS IN
MAASTRICHT
AND THE
EUREGION
Maastricht is not just known for hosting
TEFAF, for its epicurean lifestyle, cosy
restaurants and bars or the history that
can be felt throughout the city. Maastricht
is also said to be one the best shopping
cities in the Netherlands. Unique boutiques
line the streets in the city centre and offer
fashion and lifestyle to suit everyone’s tastes.

Maastricht
Stokstraatkwartier
Kiki Niesten
The average TEFAF visitor knows
where to find Kiki Niesten. With
fantastic collections that feature
brands like Prada, Bottega Veneta,
Céline, and Alaïa, Kiki manages to
surprise and delight fashion-lovers
and art enthusiasts alike.
Stokstraat 28-32
+31 (0)43 3216432
www.kikiniesten.nl
Shoes & Shirts
Shoes & Shirts is an interesting
boutique that carries high-end
shoes, shirts, and accessories for
real gentlemen, as well as a small
collection of women’s shoes. Here
you will find Church’s, Crockett &
Jones, TOD’s, and Edward Green.
Havenstraat 23
+31 (0)43 3255518
www.shoesandshirts.nl
PL-Line
PL-Line City Outfits carries a wide
range of luxury fashion brands for
both men and women, such as
Balmain, Givenchy, Saint Laurent,
Tom Ford, Prada, Balenciaga, Valentino,
and more. In 2019 PL-Line
opened a second store next door,
where they sell luxury sportswear.
Most of the items that can be
found here are from Stone Island.
Bredestraat 7 – 9
+31 (0)43 3250853
www.pl-line.com
Nicole Exclusieve Damesmode
Nicole Exclusieve Damesmode
welcomed a new owner in the summer
of 2017. The new ownership
brought breath of fresh air to the
boutique, which specializes in
exclusive women’s fashion. Nicole
Exclusive Damesmode also carries
collections by Moschino Boutique,
Red Valentino, Missoni, Blumarine,
and Versace.
Stokstraat 46
T +31 (0)43 3218840
7 For All Mankind
A high-end jeans brand located in
an elegant townhouse in the heart
of Maastricht. You can also find
dresses, jackets, and polo shirts.
Stokstraat 17
+31 (0)43 3255831
www.7forallmankind.nl
Liu Jo
The Italian Liu Jo is well-known
for its elegant and glamorous
womenswear and childrenswear.
Lui Jo collections include unique
print-on-print, faux fur and shiny
metallic items.
Stokstraat 31
+31 (0)43 3211985
www.liujo.com
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Marc Cain
Marc Cain is a declaration of love
to all women, with an extensive
collection of women’s clothing and
accessories that sets high demands
in terms of quality and design.
Plankstraat 25
+31 (0)43 3254465
www.marc-cain.com
Sarah Pacini
An Italian fashion brand known
for its unique combination of
creativity and limitless possibilities.
Sarah Pacini carries women’s
fashion, accessories, sunglasses,
and shoes and can be found on
Stokstraat in Maastricht and
Passage Lemonier 36 in Liège.
Stokstraat 34
+31 (0)43 3263772
www.sarahpacini.com
Pauw
A carefully curated collection of
women’s fashion brands, such
as Irie Wash, Brunello Cucinelli,
Dries van Noten, Vince, Woolrich,
Marni, Anneclaire, and their own
brand as well.
Havenstraat 3
+31 (0)43 3255701
www.pauw.com
sketch.
sketch. is a young, empowered,
creatively-driven fashion space
located in the heart of Maastricht.
They sell fashion for both men and
women. At Sketch you can find
brands such as Joseph, Isabel
Marant, Self Portrait, Theory, Golden
Goose, Patrizia Pépé, JBrand,
Common Project, and much more.
Bredestraat 2A
+31 (0)43 8552186
www.sketch-store.com
Schins Atelier
Schins Atelier is an updated
version of the Schins family
business. In addition to highquality
skins, you can also
find such brands as Peserico,
Dorothee Schumacher,
Manzoni, and Fabiana Filippi.
Maastrichter Smedenstraat 15
+31 (0)43 3215607
www.schinsatelier.com
Masuka
Brand-new men’s fashion
boutique. Their collection can
be best described as ‘happy
chic’, which basically means ‘with
a bit more flair than casual chic’.
Masuka sells mainly trendy
Italian and German brands.
Stokstraat 35
+31 (0)43 8553343
www.masuka.nl
Woolrich
Woolrich is edgy yet feminine,
sporty yet stylish. At Woolrich
Maastricht, you will find a wide
selection of jackets, everyday
fashion, and accessories.
Maastrichter Smedenstraat 19
+31(0)43 3250126
www.woolrich.eu
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NIKKIE
Women’s fashion by Dutch
designer Nikkie Plessen. NIKKIE’s
style can best be described as
strong and elegant but with a
distinct touch.
Stokstraat 3
+31(0)43 3212244
www.nikkie.co
Maastricht City Centre
Kymyka
A mecca for bag enthusiasts
and shoe lovers, with Louboutin’s
famous red-soled high heels as
their key item. This shop also
carries plimsolls by Jimmy Choo
and Dolce & Gabbana.
Minckelersstraat 7
+31 (0)43 3261770
Kinsjasa
This adorable shoe shop with
a touch of Parisian chic carries
stylish shoes with a bit of an
edge from brands such as
MOMA, Chie Mihara and
Fiorentini & Baker. The owner
also runs Muchachas and
Traders, which sells menswear
and womenswear with brands
such as APC, Sophie d’Hoore,
Roberto Collina, American
Vintage, Vanessa Bruno
and Humanoid.
Sint Amorsplein 15
+31 (0)43 3216155
Courage
Stunning lingerie and swimwear
with brands such as Eres, Ritratti,
and Luna di Setta. Here you can
expect expert help in finding the
right fit and shape.
Sporenstraat 10
+31 (0)43 326 4485
www.couragemaastricht.nl
de Bijenkorf
A luxury department store
that carries fashion, leather
goods, cosmetics, home
accessories, gifts, and more.
Achter het Vleeshuis 26
+31 (0)88 2454488
www.debijenkorf.nl
Diamond Point
One of the oldest companies in
the Dutch diamond industry, Diamond
Point offers a wide range of
products, suitable for every budget,
at its revamped shop-in-shop at
the Bijenkorf department store.
Achter het Vleeshuis 26
Max Mara Maastricht
MaxMara is a luxury Italian
fashion house that includes 9 lines.
The MaxMara womenswear line
still is the core of the company.
Bredestraat 2
+31 (0)43 350 0840
www.modemaastricht.nl
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Schaap en Citroen
The exclusive jeweller’s Schaap en
Citroen opened their Maastricht
shop in SS 2018. This exclusive jewellery
and watch store sells Cartier,
Breitling, Omega, and Rolex.
Maastrichter Brugstraat 11-13
+31 (0)43 205 8159
www.schaapcitroen.nl
FALKE
Quality and design are the main
principles of the famous brand
Falke. The shop in the centre of
Maastricht offers a great choice of
knitted legwear, body wear, and
fine hosiery.
Maastrichter Brugstraat 28
+31 (0)43 2200181
www.falke.com
Boekhandel Dominicanen
According to the Guardian: “The
fairest bookshop of the world, a
bookshop made in heaven”. This
bookstore holds the biggest stock
of books in English in Maastricht,
stored in a very unusual place: an
old Dominican church.
Dominicanerkerkstraat 1
+31 (0)43 4100010
www.libris.nl/dominicanen
NATAN / Paule Ka
At the Plankstraat you may
find two Belgian fashion brands
under the same roof. Here you
may find the biggest NATAN store
of the Netherlands and several
collections of Paule Ka.
Plankstraat 10
+31 (0)43 3100622
Lincherie Maastricht
Great offer of premium lingerie,
swimwear, and nightwear with
brands such as Marie Jo,
PrimaDonna Andres Sarda,
and Simone Pérèrle.
Sint Amorsplein 5
+31 (0)43 3117366
Maastricht Wyck
Studio Çedille Design
Françoise Oostwegel’s own design
store and studio. The minimalistic,
Dutch design of Studio Çedille Design
was created by the designer
herself, and she uses the space to
sell her own products. The store also
sells pieces by about 20 designers.
Rechtstraat 88E, +31 (0)6 22841781
www.francoiseoostwegel.nl
/studio-cedille-design
MAX
With a collection that changes weekly,
MAX aims to surprise its customers
with stylish designs by mainly
French and Italian designers.
Hoogbrugstraat 69
+31 (0)43 364 4729
www.maxmaastricht.nl
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De kunst van het maatwerk
The art of tailoring
Su Misura
STATIONSSTRAAT 25
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DE PETRILLO TRUNKSHOW
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Hot Kitchen
Hot Kitchen Men’s Boutique
carries brands such as Selected,
Gentiluomo, Nudie Jeans,
The GoodPeople, and Drykorn.
In addition to clothes, Hot Kitchen
also sells accessories and shoes.
Rechtstraat 65a
T +31 (0)43 850 1986
www.hot-kitchen.nl
Leon Martens
Located in the charming Wyck
district, Leon Martens (est. 1947)
is known as the leading jeweller
in the Benelux. Much-loved by
TEFAF regulars for his brilliant
collection, craftsmanship, sense
of style, and Limburg hospitality.
Brands include Rolex, Cartier,
Chopard, and Pomellato.
Stationsstraat 39-41
+31 (0)43 3256363
www.leonmartens.com
Mestrini Optiek
Once you step inside Mestrini,
you won’t be leaving without a
pair of new glasses. Inside this
beautiful baroque building you’ll
find exclusive and hand-made
eyewear by Chanel, Cartier,
Dita, Tod’s, Tom Ford, Hoffmann,
Oakley, and more.
Stationsstraat 58
+31 (0)43 7112216
www.mestrini.nl
Noir
At Noir you will affordable
French, Dutch, and Scandinavian
fashion with a vintage twist.
Wycker Brugstraat 38
+31 (0)43 3116437
www.shopnoir.nl
Modemannen Wyck
Established in 1998, Modemannen
Wyck sells mainly Italian labels
such as Lardini, Corneliani, Eleventy,
Borrelli, and Passini. They also
have their own atelier from which
they deliver and add the finishing
touches to each item.
Stationsstraat 25
+31 (0)43 3255039
www.modemannenwyck.nl
Limburg / Outside Maastricht
Maison Sonja Heerlen
Women’s fashion store in the
centre of Heerlen, carrying Cavalli,
Giorgio Armani, and a collection
of Versace and Jimmy Choo
scarves, among other brands.
Dautzenbergstraat 32-34 Heerlen
T +31 (0)45 5714787
www.maison-sonja.nl
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Designer Outlet Roermond
Shoppers from all over the world
find their way to Designer Outlet
Centre McArthurGlen in Roermond,
because nearly all international
luxury fashion brands have one
or more outlet stores here.
Stadsweide 2 Roermond
+31 (0)475 351777
www.outlets.mcarthurglen.com
Euregion / Belgium
Liège
Across the Belgian border, a short
twenty-minute drive from Maastricht,
is Liège. The city centre and its pedestrian
streets offer a variety of boutiques:
fine delicacy stores, well-known
labels, young fashion designers,
major chains, and designers.
Maasmechelen
When shopping in the area surrounding
TEFAF Maastricht, make sure
to visit Maasmechelen. The Belgian
city is a short thirty-minute drive from
Maastrwwill find high-end fashion
brands in a modern setting with
professional style advice.
Maasmechelen Village
As a part of the Collection of
Chic Outlet Shopping Villages,
Maasmechelen Village has over
100 boutiques, carrying famous
fashion and lifestyle brands.
Zetellaan 100 Maasmechelen
Hasselt
According to Belgians, Hasselt is
the city of flavours – a name it owes
to more than its famous gin. What
makes this small city so great is that
all of the shops are located in close
proximity to one another. It also has
a friendly and pleasant atmosphere.
Souâd Feriani
Fashion designer Souâd Feriani
started her own clothing label
five years ago, focusing on
women’s shirts. Simplicity,
elegance, and sensuality are
at the heart of all her collections.
Dokter Willemsstraat 13, Hasselt
+32 (0) 496 23 62 86
www.souadferiani.com
Caviar
With an industrial look and
offering a trendy and exclusive
collection of women’s fashion, the
elegant Caviar fashion store sells
brands such as Moschino, Missoni,
ba&sh, and Elisabetta Franchi.
Demerstraat 101, Hasselt
+32 (0) 11 18 31 08
www.caviar-hasselt.be
La Bottega
Fashion house offering collections for
women, men, and children, as well as
lifestyle items. La Bottega sells brands
such as Dries van Noten, Baum und
Pferdgarten, Tim van Steenbergen,
Kaai, Chloé, and Marie Martens
Paardsdemerstraat 9, Hasselt
+32 (0) 11 23 20 33
www.labottega.be
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PROVINCE AND BONNEFANTEN
Inspired
by the TEFAF
Favourites in the Bonnefanten Museum
Drawing inspiration from The European Fine Art
Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, several members of
the Provincial Executive of Limburg each present
a work of art that is part of the collection of the
Bonnefanten Museum, the Provincial Museum.

‘No
such thing
as waste’
A favourite of Ruud Burlet,
member of the Provincial
Executive for Sustainability, the
Environment and Procurement
Artist: Grayson Perry
Born in 1960, lives and works
in Chelmsford – London.
Title The Tomb of the Unknown
Craftsman date of work 2011
Materials oils glass rope cast
iron flint
Technique cut blown
Dimensions total height 305 cm total
width 204 cm total depth 79 cm
Credits/Photo credits Bonnefanten
Museum collection. Acquired
in 2016 with support from the
Mondriaan Fund and the
Rembrandt Association (Titus
Fund and Innorosa Fund)
‘With The Tomb of the Unknown
Craftsman, artist Grayson Perry
has created a monument to the
unknown craftsman in the form
of a burial ship,’ is how Burlet
describes his favourite artwork.
©Maastricht
‘It is a
Marketing
tribute
- Eighty8things
to “ego-less creati-
vity”. Elaborating on the idea of
the pilgrimage (which often has
a tomb as the destination), Perry
included in the ship all kinds of
elements related to this idea, such
as the scallop shell and the glass
bottles. They are all objects that
have been given a second life
as part of this beautiful ship. That
thought appeals to me: there’s
no such thing as waste. All kinds
of things that we would normally
throw away without a second
thought are given the opportunity
to have a place in the spotlight. As
a member of the Provincial Executive,
I also deal with recycling and
sustainability in my portfolio, and
this kind of material never fails to
inspire me. At home, too, I try to
be thrifty with materials, and not
wasteful. If something breaks, I
always try to repair it myself first
and, funnily enough, I quite often
manage.’ ‘The fact that objects
can be reused in craftsmanship
and have been used literally as
a subject, the materials used,
and the reference to pilgrimages
all bring together many aspects
of art history in one work.’
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Symbol for regional
interconnectedness
Favourite of Andy Dritty,
member of the Provincial
Executive for Space, Living
and Europe
Artist: Joannes Andreas
Gerardus l’ Herminotte,
Born in 1732, Maastricht
Title Three-Tap Urn
Date of work 1758 1760
Materials silver
Technique forged
Dimensions total height
30.8 cm total width 29 cm
total weight 1,473 g
Acquired in 2017 and made possible
in part by the Rembrandt
Association (thanks to its Silver
Theme Fund) and an anonymous
private donor.
‘The goings-on between the countries
in this part of Europe is particularly
interesting,’ Andy Dritty
recounts. ‘The same applies to
its history. Hence my connection
with this unique silver three-tap
urn made by l’Herminotte and
dating from between 1758 and
1760. Not only is it one of the
masterpieces from the Bonnefanten
Museum because of its
art value, but also because of a
deeper symbolic meaning, which
expresses Limburg’s Euregional
interconnectedness.’
Maastricht silverware was known
for its high quality and attracted
customers from far and wide in
the Euregio. Joannes l’Herminotte
(1732-1802) was considered to be
one of the most prominent Maastricht
silversmiths of his time.
‘Making and drinking a cup of coffee
or tea is par for the course for
us these days, but in the 18th century
it was reserved for the richest
of the rich.’ L’Herminotte mainly
produced silver in the exuberant
Liège style. For this three-tap urn,
he opted for a combination of the
Liège style with the more modest
Dutch style, so this rare object
shows the extremely complex cultural,
geographical, and political
position that Maastricht held in the
18th century. The panels around
the three taps are symmetrical but
they are also all different. ‘For me,
this symbolizes the fact that Dutch,
German, and Belgian regions all
come together here.’
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‘A beautiful reference
to the uncertainty of life’
Favourite of Carla Brugman-Rustenburg,
member of the Provincial Executive for
Energy, Nature and Public Transport
Artist: Pieter Brueghel
the Younger Born in 1564
Artwork Winter landscape
with a bird trap
Materials oil on board
Technique painted
Donated in 2005 from the
Rembrandt Association to
the Bonnefanten Museum
A colourful group of ice-skating
children, swirling skaters, and men
playing curling on the ice fills this
landscape, with a hole in the ice
on the left in the foreground and
low bushes and countless birds
on the right. On the right is a bird
trap: a plank with a stick with a
rope attached to it. The birds pecking
at the food will be crushed
as soon as someone tugs the
rope. In the background is a low
bridge over the river, and on the
horizon you can still vaguely make
out the contours of a town and a
windmill shrouded in mist.
‘At first glance it looks like a pretty
ordinary representation of a winter
landscape,’ Carla Brugman-Rustenburg
tells us. ‘Yet there is a
deeper meaning to this depiction:
the bird trap will kill the birds, the
ice may break under the weight of
the people, and the hole is a trap
for the unsuspecting skater. Taken
together, it is probably an allusion
to the uncertainty of existence. This
painting calls to mind cherished
memories for me: such as my art
lessons at primary school with a
weekly visit to the Rijksmuseum in
Amsterdam. But it also reminds me
of skating virtually every year back
in the day. That seems as though
it could be a thing of the past,
thanks to climate change. Pieter
Brueghel the Younger’s painting is
a poignant reference to the uncertainty
of life. That is something that
has always been the case and something
we’re having to deal with
now, with all the visible changes
in our climate. It’s all beautifully
symbolized by the slippery ice, the
hole in the ice, and the bird trap.’
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‘The image of Judeo-Christian
humanistic and social values’
Favourite of Robert Housmans, member
of the Provincial Executive for the Social
Agenda, Healthcare and Security
Artist: Ambrosius Francken the
Elder (painter) Liège Born in 1544
Work Let the children come to me
The painter of this beautiful work,
Ambrosius Francken the Elder, was
mainly inspired by the Italian painter
Raphael (1483 – 1520) when
producing this painting,’ Robert
Housmans explains. ‘The kneeling
woman and the man standing to
the left of Christ are both modelled
on figures on one of the tapestries
in the Sistine Chapel in Rome: The
miraculous catch of fish. These
tapestries were woven in the
workshop of the Brussels tapestry
weaver, Pieter van Aelst, at the
beginning of the sixteenth century
based on models or the Raphael
Cartoons. These cartoons had a
huge impact on many painters in
Brussels and Antwerp. The chubby,
naked child in the middle is not
the artist’s own creation: it was
based on an example from the
Italian Renaissance.
What I love about this painting is
the way in which the artist uses
light and dark hues to draw the
attention to the children in the centre
of the canvas. I also ask myself
what the two men centre left of the
painting are discussing. We may
never know.
The Judeo-Christian humanistic
and social values are the foundation
of our modern western society.
These values are portrayed
beautifully in this painting.’
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‘Acquired at TEFAF’. This was
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
Favourite of Ger Koopmans, member of the Provincial
Executive for Culture, Finances and Integration
Artist: Michiel Jansz
van Mierevelt (Born in 1566)
Work ‘Frédéric-Maurice de la Tour d’Auvergne,
duc de Bouillon, prince de Condé Sedan et de Rancourt
On the last day of TEFAF 2019, the
Bonnefanten Museum purchased
a painting depicting the first governor
of Maastricht. The work used to
hang in an exhibition at the Weiss
Gallery in London. It is a portrait
entitled ‘Frédéric-Maurice de la
Tour d’Auvergne, duc de Bouillon,
prince de Condé Sedan et de Rancourt,
an oil on board by Michiel
Jansz van Mierevelt. This duke of
Bouillon became the first governor
of Maastricht in the 17th century.
He was a grandson of William
of Orange. The painting is of him
when he was only 21 years old.
The Province of Limburg had its
sights on the painting from the
start. TEFAF used it as one of the
campaign images. ‘We weren’t
the only ones after the painting,’
member of the Provincial
Executive, Ger Koopmans,
is talking about the time the
deal was sealed. ‘This was
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
This work is an important part
of Limburg’s history.’ Curator Lars
Hendrikman, the person responsible
at Bonnefanten for the Old
Masters section, was delighted
with the purchase. ‘From a cultural-historical
perspective, it’s a very
important work. We also have very
few real portraits from that period,
so this is a welcome addition.’
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health, nutrition and services - Brightlands
firmly believes they can all be made much more
sustainable, healthy and smart! And this is what
drives 22,000 Brightlands optimists to work hard
on tomorrow’s world, each and every day. Help
us blur the boundaries between doubt and faith,
science and business, today and tomorrow. Join
us in making dreams come true and taking action,
for Limburg and the world.
Brightlands focuses on four challenges
every day: sustainability,
health, digitization, and nutrition.
Brightlands, in the Dutch province
of Limburg, is an international innovation
community. Ambitious
entrepreneurs, researchers, and
students with a national and international
focus are affiliated with
start-ups, SMEs, multinationals, and
knowledge institutions. These skilled
members draw on their industry-specific
expertise to share knowledge
and experiences across disciplines.
They do so in fields where science
enriches market developments on
the four Brightlands campuses:
open environments where entrepreneurs,
scientists, and students develop
new innovations, learn from
their failures, and achieve international
breakthroughs. Given these
distinct specializations, it comes
as no surprise that more and more
entrepreneurs, researchers, and
students are finding their way to
Brightlands. Here, they can achieve
their ambitions in an ideal campus
environment with state-of-the-art facilities
and plenty of room for talent
development. Innovation and competitiveness
are strengthened by a
superb scientific climate. While this
can be described in words, it can
also be expressed as a mathematical
formula: entrepreneurship x science
= innovation. Our community
of ‘Brightlanders’ and many others
benefit from the unique ecosystem
and international location of the
province of Limburg, situated at
the heart of the Eindhoven-Leuven-Aachen
technology triangle.
This area is borderless in terms of
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geography, ambition, knowledge,
and collaboration. It is a region
that achieves outstanding results
that strengthen the economy and
boost new business, from idea to
product and from promise to success.
A strong concept built on a
solid foundation from the province
of Limburg, Maastricht University,
Maastricht UMC+, Zuyd University
of Applied Sciences, Fontys University
of Applied Sciences, DSM, APG
and BASF. Borderless thinking will
open up new worlds to you. This is
particularly true in the Brightlands
fields of sustainability, health, digitization,
and nutrition – and endless
combinations of all four. It all happens
at Brightlands. Together, we
develop global solutions that lead
to new possibilities. For you, for the
world, for tomorrow.
Brightlands Campus
Greenport Venlo
Healthy and safe food,
future farming, and the
bio-circular economy
Brightlands Chemelot Campus
Smart materials and sustainable
chemical products
Brightlands Maastricht
Health Campus
Regenerative and precision
medicine, innovative diagnostics
Brightlands Smart
Services Campus
Data science and smart services
Knowledge crossing borders:
for you, for the world, for tomorrow
More info: Brightlands.com
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Practical
Information
Maastricht
SHOP OPENING HOURS
Monday 13.00 - 18.00
Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 18.00*
Saturday 10.00 - 18.00
Sunday 12.00 – 17.00
*Thursday until 21.00
EMERGENCIES
In case of an emergency, dial 112.
AIRPORTS
Maastricht Aachen
Airport (10 km) 20 minutes from
Maastricht. Direct flights to several
cities in Southern Europe A popular
airport for private jets. Airport
Operations: Vliegveldweg 906199,
AD Maastricht Airport (NL)
Contact via: +31 (0)43 3589750 or
operations@mhs.nl
Eindhoven Airport (100 km)
60 minutes from Maastricht.
Direct flights to around 75
European destinations.
Amsterdam Schiphol
Airport (220 km)
2 hours and 30 minutes from
Maastricht. Direct flights to over
200 destinations worldwide,
from Los Angeles to Beijing.
Düsseldorf Airport (100 km)
1 hour and 10 minutes from
Maastricht. Direct flights
to around 180 destinations
worldwide, from New York
to Hong Kong.
Cologne-Bonn Airport
(100 km) 1 hour and 10 minutes
from Maastricht. Direct flights to
around 100 destinations,
including London, Moscow
and Dubai.

Frankfurt Am Main Airport
(280 km) 3 hours from
Maastricht. Hundreds of
direct, worldwide flights.
Brussels Zaventem Airport
(100 km) 1 hour from Maastricht.
Over 150 direct, worldwide flights.
Brussels South – Charleroi
Airport (120 km) 1 hours and
10 minutes from Maastricht.
Dozens of direct flights within
Europe, from London to Milan.
TRAIN
Maastricht-Centraal for the
city and Maastricht-Randwyck
for MECC-TEFAF. Information on
Dutch train- and bus schedules:
www.9292ov.nl. Information on
national and international
train schedules: www.ns.nl.
Direct intercity train from
Amsterdam: 2 hours and 30
minutes. TGV from Paris to
Liège: 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Liège is 30 minutes from
Maastricht. London to Liège
by TGV in 3 hours, change in
Brussels. Frankfurt to Aachen
by TGV in 2 hours. Aachen is
30 minutes from Maastricht.
TAXI SERVICES
Taxi Frenske
+31 (0)43 3636362
www.taxi-frenske.nl
Taxi Airport
Services Maestax
+31 (0)43 3650600
www.maestax.nl
BUS SERVICES
Jacobsbus
+31 (0)43 6013877
www.jacobs-travel.com
SHUTTLE SERVICE
During TEFAF, a shuttle service
is available between the MECC
and the following hotels in
Maastricht: Select Hotel Apple
Park, Bastion Deluxe Hotel,
Hotel Beaumont Maastricht,
Designhotel La Bergère, Hotel
du Casque, Hotel Derlon,
Crowne Plaza Maastricht, Grand
Hotel de l’Empereur, Kruisherenhotel,
Mabi Hotel, Hip Hotel
St. Martenslane, Hotel Novotel
Maastricht, Hotel Kasteel Vaeshartelt,
Hotel van der Valk. This
shuttle service is free of charge
for visitors to TEFAF Maastricht.
MAASTRICHT
BOOKING SERVICE
For hotels, appartments
and b&b
+31 (0)43 383 8361
maastrichtbookingservice.nl
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4 Wyck quarter
5 Ceramique quarter
6 Central Railway-station
7 Randwyck Railway-station
8 Jeker quarter
9 Boekhandel Dominicanen
10 Theater aan het Vrijthof
11 Museum aan het Vrijthof
12 Bonnefantenmuseum
13 Marres, House for Contemporary Art
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