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FENIX Museum of Migration in Rotterdam
Architectural Renovation Project in Holland design by MAD Architects
13 Nov 2020
FENIX Museum of Migration
Design: MAD Architects, China
Location: Rotterdam, Holland

FENIX Museum of Migration in Rotterdam
Photos by Rubén Dario Kleimeer
FENIX Museum of Migration: MAD’s First Cultural Project in Europe Breaks Ground

November 12th, 2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands – MAD Architects? first cultural project in Europe, the FENIX Museum of Migration, has broken ground in Rotterdam. The project was commissioned by the Droom en Daad Foundation.

The president of the foundation Mr. Wim Pijbes is a leading historian and former general director of Amsterdam?s famous Rijksmuseum. Reflecting on the vision behind the FENIX Museum of Migration, Mr. Pijbes said, ?What we want to show is that this is a universal story. People at some point of their lives make a decision, whether it?s forced by war, poverty, religious reasons or something else. They decide to put everything they have into one or two suitcases and to make this journey to a new world and start all over again. What we want to do is to understand the emotion and to show the emotion.?
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