点评:It is likely that few non-Europeans get to visit the small Netherlands town of Zutphen and even fewer choose to go outside the town to see the Boer Kip museum. We heartily recommend it. The old farmhouse is an amazing place, a piece of history in itself, but it is usually only open weekends, so please check the opening days and hours.
Farmer Herman Kip lived a reclusive lifestyle and, quite late in life, devoted himself to what he loved most - his own brand of art, painting not only on canvas, but decorating the furniture in his home, his dishes, jugs, milk cans, teapots .... well, anything that had a paint-able surface. He sold nothing, as that would mean selling his memories, so every room of the house is crowded with artworks, much of it in the naive style.
On his death, he willed his home and contents to the town, on the understanding that nothing would be changed. It is all there to see.
We Aussies were made so welcome by the charming, hard-working volunteers that we felt like royalty. We thank them for their hospitality and recommend that anyone touring near Zutphen should take the time to visit dear old Herman's home and witness his love affair with art. And do have a cup of coffee and slice of delicious apple cake.
翻译:可能很少有非欧洲人能参观荷兰小镇祖特芬,甚至更少有人选择到城外去参观布尔基普博物馆。我们诚挚地推荐它。这座古老的农舍是一个令人惊叹的地方,本身就是一段历史,但它通常只在周末开放,所以请查看开放日期和时间。
农夫赫尔曼·基普过着隐居的生活,晚年致力于他最喜欢的事情——他自己的艺术品牌,不仅在画布上作画,还装饰家里的家具、盘子、水壶、牛奶罐、茶壶……好吧,任何有可绘画表面的东西。他什么都不卖,因为那意味着出卖他的记忆,所以房子的每个房间都挤满了艺术品,其中很多都是朴素的风格。
在他去世后,他将自己的房子和财产遗赠给了小镇,条件是不会改变任何东西。一切都在那里供人观赏。
我们澳大利亚人受到了这些迷人、勤奋的志愿者们的热情欢迎,感觉自己就像皇室成员一样。我们感谢他们的热情款待,并建议任何在祖特芬附近旅游的人都应该花时间参观亲爱的老赫尔曼的家,见证他对艺术的热爱。一定要喝一杯咖啡和一块美味的苹果蛋糕。