The Rijksmuseum and the Municipality of Eindhoven announce a New Museum
The Rijksmuseum and the Municipality of Eindhoven are joining forces to build a branch of the Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven where future visitors will be able to admire artworks from the world-famous Rijksmuseum collection. Founding partner ASML intends to contribute significantly in the coming years to creating a leading cultural facility for the region.
Eindhoven is a city of makers and creators, a place where technological innovation and design take centre stage. The Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven will be a dynamic space that presents exhibitions from new perspectives, with a focus on creativity and craftsmanship. The museum itself will be situated in a green space on the banks of the Dommel River close to the main station.
The museum will be a vibrant, welcoming space – a dynamic meeting place with the unmistakable character of the Rijksmuseum. The new building will cover more than 3,500 square meters, with detailed plans to be developed over the coming year. Our ambition is to open the Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven in six to eight years.
The new museum will be located along the Dommel River, in a new park in the heart of the city. It’s just a few minutes’ walk from Eindhoven Central Station, will make it easily accessible for local residents as well as visitors from elsewhere in the Netherlands and abroad.
In its role as the national museum of art and history, the Rijksmuseum tells the story of 800 years of the Netherlands, and places it in an international context. The museum is world famous for its masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Frans Hals, Rachel Ruys and many others. The more than one million objects in the Rijksmuseum collection include paintings, sculptures, furniture, glass and porcelain, fashion and textiles, photographs and drawings, and Asian art. The new museum in Eindhoven will allow the Rijksmuseum to increase the visibility of its collection and make art accessible to a wider audience.