19-591: The Kröller-Müller Museum ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrʏlər ˈmʏlər myˌzeːjʏm] ) is a national art museum and sculpture garden , located in the Hoge Veluwe National Park in Otterlo in the Netherlands . The museum, founded by art collector Helene Kröller-Müller within the extensive grounds of her and her husband's former estate (now the national park), opened in 1938. It has
38-497: A museum maintained and funded by a national government . In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government , while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In the United States, most national museums are privately funded and operated, but have been designated by Congress as national institutions that are important to the country. In other countries a much greater number of museums are run by
57-579: A Secretariat. It would remain under the scope of the broader Ministry of Education until 2014, when it was re-established by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner . After president Javier Milei dissolved the Ministry of Culture in December 2023, it turned into a secretariat. The culture portfolio was first established as the Ministry of Culture and Education on 25 May 1973 upon the accession to
76-406: Is a ministry of the national executive power that oversaw the government's public policy on the culture of Argentina . The culture portfolio was first established in 1973 during the presidency of Héctor Cámpora as part of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Culture and Education ; the first minister responsible was Jorge Taiana . The ministry existed only briefly before being demoted to
95-443: The Netherlands . In 1938, the museum, which was designed by Henry van de Velde , opened to the public. The sculpture garden was added in 1961 and the new exhibition wing, designed by Wim Quist , opened in 1977. The museum has a considerable collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh , such as Café Terrace at Night , and Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) . Making it the second-largest collection of Van Gogh paintings in
114-479: The last military dictatorship (1976–1983) the issue of culture and education was left, for the most part, in the hands of civilians. Upon the return of democracy in 1983, President Raúl Alfonsín mandated the creation of the Secretariat of Culture as a dependency of the Ministry of Education and Justice; the first Secretary was Carlos Gorostiza . In 2014, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced
133-759: The Ministry of Culture are specified in Article 23, section 5 of the current Law on Ministries ( Ley de Ministerios ), published in 2019. According to this law, the Ministry was in charge of assisting the President of Argentina and the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in all matters pertaining to culture, as well as designing and executing public policy, planning, programs and projects to stimulate and favor culture; elaborating and promoting policies that strengthen Argentina's cultural identities, promoting policies destined to
152-823: The Ministry of Culture, such as the National Library of the Argentine Republic , the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA), , the National Institute of Anthropology and Latin American Thought (INAPL) and the National Institute of Music . The secretariat is headquartered in the Casey Palace , a residential manor originally built for the Irish Argentine businessman Eduardo Casey . The building
171-929: The National Directorate of Museums, is tasked with overseeing and maintaining all of Argentina's national museums , such as the National Museum of Fine Arts , the National Historical Museum , the Sarmiento Historical Museum , the National Bicentennial House , the Historical House of Independence , the National Cabildo Museum , among others. In addition, a number of decentralized institutions depend on
190-835: The Philippines (NMP), a government organization, operates several national museums, including: The National Museum Complex in Manila which consists of the central museums of the NMP namely the: The NMP also operates the following satellite museums: Sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sponsored by Ministry of Defence Sponsored by the Home Office Ministry of Culture (Argentina) The Secretariat of Culture ( Spanish : Secretaría de Cultura , formerly Ministry of Culture ) of Argentina
209-796: The central government. The following is an incomplete list of national museums: The Albanian government operates several national museums, including: The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including: The Australian Government operates several national museums through its various departments, including: In addition, a number of states in Australia also operate "national museums". These include: The Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming in Belgium operates several museum associations: The government of Brunei operates several museums including: The following are national museums of Canada , established by
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#1732802185451228-541: The development of the economic activity of the cultural industry, directing policies of conservation and protection of Argentina's cultural heritage, promoting policies that safeguard cultural diversity, among others. The Secretariat of Culture has a number of centralized and decentralized dependencies. The centralized dependencies, as in other government ministers, are known as secretariats ( secretarías ) and undersecretariats ( subsecretarías ); there are currently three of these: The Secretariat of Cultural Heritage, through
247-532: The establishment of a ministry dedicated exclusively to culture, with singer-songwriter Teresa Parodi being appointed to the new position. The ministry was again demoted to a Secretariat under the Ministry of Education with the cabinet reorganization imposed by President Mauricio Macri in September 2018, but this would be undone by the new administration of President Alberto Fernández upon its arrival to power in 2019. The attributions and responsibilities of
266-720: The federal government of Canada and operated through an autonomous Crown corporation : Former national museums that were later shut down includes: In addition to institutions established or operated by the Government of Canada, several provinces and territories have established their own provincial and territorial museums . National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture , Government of India . Museums listed below are operated by Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and other ministries. The National Museum of
285-481: The largest in Europe , with a fine collection of modern and contemporary sculptures. The garden reflects Helene Kröller-Müller's conception of a symbiosis between art, architecture and nature. The collection includes works by Auguste Rodin , Henry Moore , Jean Dubuffet , Mark di Suvero , Lucio Fontana , Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen , Fritz Wotruba , Joep van Lieshout and many more. Lisette Pelsers
304-408: The presidency of Héctor Cámpora ; the first minister responsible was the physician and Justicialist Party politician Jorge Alberto Taiana . Taiana remained in office through the resignation of Cámpora, the interim presidency of Raúl Lastiri , the brief third presidency of Juan Domingo Perón and part of the presidency of Isabel Perón , and was succeeded by Oscar Ivanissevich in 1974. During
323-472: The second-largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh , after the Van Gogh Museum . The museum had 380,000 visitors in 2015. The Kröller-Müller Museum was founded by Helene Kröller-Müller , an avid art collector who, being advised by H.P. Bremmer , was one of the first to recognize Vincent van Gogh 's genius and collect his works. In 1935, she donated her whole collection to the state of
342-570: The world (after the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam ). Apart from the Van Gogh paintings other highlights include works by Piet Mondrian , Georges-Pierre Seurat , Odilon Redon , Georges Braque , Paul Gauguin , Lucas Cranach , James Ensor , Juan Gris , William Degouve de Nuncques and Pablo Picasso . The Kröller-Müller Museum is also famous for its large sculpture garden , within the forest park, of more than 75 acres (30 ha) and one of
361-614: Was the museum director of the Kröller-Müller Museum from 2012 to 2024. She was succeeded by Benno Tempel. The museum had an increasing number of visitors until the COVID-19 pandemic , when it took a severe plunge due to closures and reduced tourism activities overall. Visitor numbers have largely recovered since, but have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels. The museum was the 12th most visited museum nationally in 2013. National museum A national museum can be
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