Museumpark, part 2

Last time I already wrote something about the museumpark and about the museum Boijmans van Beuningen, but what do all the other museums at this park have to offer?

Het Nederlands Architectuurinstituut

Het Nederlands Architectuurinstituut (the dutch architecture institute, also known as NAi) is not only a museum. It’s also an archive, a library and a cultural stage. Important archives and collections of Dutch architects after 1800 are saved and is open for public. The NAi is a part of het nieuwe instituut (the new institute).

This is a fun place to meet and the perfect place to have discussions. Next to that the institute offers fun an playful workshops for all ages. There have been workshops where kids could learn to build miniature houseboats, and workshops where they could learn to produce their own advertising in the digital play-ground and much more!

The Chabot Museum

The white villa is where the Chabot Museum is located in. This villa is designed in 1938 by the architect G.W. Baas, an employee of the architect office Brinkman en van der Vught, a name that is connected with some of the most well-known buildings in Rotterdam. Such as: the van Nelle-fabriek, the Feijenoord stadium and the other museum park villa’s Sonneveld and Bouvé.

The museum itself is located in the villa from 1993 onwards. The collection consists of multiple works of Hendrik Chabot, but also has changing expositions next to the standard works. From 12 October on is the museum opened again with a whole new exposition! Ultramodern works – New sounds from the city. This will be the first time that some of the paintings will be available for the public eye. The exposition will be about the De Branding (1917 – 1926), a Rotterdam artists federation.

Villa Sonneveld

The second museum house Villa Sonneveld is one of the best preserved houses in the style of het Nieuwe Bouwen. The villa is designed in the 1930’s commissioned by Albertus Sonneveld, one of the three directors of the Van Nelle factory. Instead of moving their old furniture with them, they had all their new furniture designed to fit the new modern way of living.

All of this used to be super modern in 1933, and can still be seen today. To change it up a bit the artworks change every now and then to complement the interior, so it’s different with every visit!

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Curious to the other museums at the park? Check our blog next Thursday for part 3!