Dutch museum unveils once-hidden art collection in new mirrored warehouse

ROTTERDAM, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Dutch artwork and design museum Boijmans Van Beuningen on Friday opened a surprising mirrored warehouse referred to as the “Depot” to show the good bulk of its assortment usually saved in underground storage, hidden from public view.

Whereas most museums solely have the house to indicate a small a part of their general assortment, the Rotterdam artwork museum has now unveiled 151,000 artworks for the general public in an ethereal, multi-storied, metal and glass constructing.

Boijmans director Sjarrel Ex informed Reuters that artwork museums sometimes present simply the tip of the iceberg of their assortment, which means a staggering 93 % of works are by no means on show.

“There’s a second the place the belongings you (can not) take a look at sink into oblivion,” Ex stated, including the brand new constructing can accommodate over 60,000 guests a 12 months on guided excursions or following a set strolling route.

The depot, which options figurative Dutch artwork from the early Center Ages to the twenty first century and has one of many world’s most vital collections of drawings, affords a really completely different expertise from the standard curated museums.

“There isn’t any modifying on this depot in any respect,” Ex stated, including that individuals can discover the warehouse at random in accordance with their very own curiosities and glean details about works on a particular app or by scanning a QR-code.

Lengthy-running plans to create the general public depot obtained an additional increase in 2013 when flooding threatened the museum’s assortment in underground storage. It was determined that the artworks could be safer on view with good safety above floor, Ex stated.

Reporting by Piroschka van de Wou
Writing by Stephanie van den Berg
Modifying by Mark Heinrich

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