Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is the only UK stop-off for this major new show, which marks the first time Rembrandt’s etchings have been brought out of the Netherlands as a collection. 

“We are delighted to be bringing his fascinating prints to Birmingham,” says Epco Runia, head of collections at the Rembrandt House Museum, which has co-organised Masterpieces In Black And White with the American Federation of Arts. “With this exhibition, we hope to demonstrate that each of Rembrandt’s prints is a work of art in its own right. If you take the time to look at them closely, a whole world opens up to you: a world in black & white, but with enormous visual richness.”

Rembrandt was a 17th century Dutch painter and printmaker, and one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art. Renowned as a painter, possessing an exceptional ability to capture people on his canvases, his print making is less well-known but equally innovative.

Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White brings together exquisite etchings on tour from Rembrandt House Museum in the Netherlands, highlighting the full range of Rembrandt’s output along with those he influenced across the centuries.

The exhibition demonstrates Rembrandt’s evolution as a printmaker, tracing his progress through depictions of nature and landscape, his explorations of light and dark, his storytelling, and his changing self-portraits throughout his life.

Discover Birmingham’s own collection of Rembrandt’s etchings, and 20th century prints by two leading artists and printmakers from the Midlands capturing both rural and industrial landscapes.

Open from Thursday 6th March until Sunday 1st June, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm. In the Gas Hall at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Pre-book a ticket to guarantee entry. Alternatively, you can buy tickets on arrival (subject to availability)