After five years’ work that has quadrupled its space, the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven is open to the public again.

The extension, designed by Dutch architect Abel Cahen at a cost of 27.5 million euro, submerges the old museum - designed in 1936 by A.J. Kropholler - with a structure full of blunt corners and tilted planes. Its grey stone cladding creates an elegant colour contrast to the red brick of the original building. Lending a minimalist touch to the interior of the new infrastructure – auditorium, shop and library – is the work of the Belgian designer Maarten Van Severen.

What dominates and links the new spaces is the 26-metre leaning tower, which houses a large studio. Artists will be invited to work here.

A curiosity: to prevent noise and overcrowding, only a thousand visitors at a time will be admitted to this new “jewel” of contemporary architecture.

Van Abbe Museum
Bilderdijklaan 10 Eindhoven, The Netherlands
T +31-(0)402381000
E-mail: info@vanabbemuseum.nl
https://www.vanabbemuseum.nl