Museum De Pont is renovated and expanded with 1.100m2, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Also, visitors to museum De Pont now enter the forecourt through the new entrance gate, consisting of several interconnecting passages. The open structured passages, so called 'follies', each have their own specific function. The gate is part of the adaptation of the entire forecourt and was donated to the museum for their 20th anniversary by the municipality of Tilburg. 

© Jannes Linders

Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects

Location: Tilburg, Netherlands

Area: 1100.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Jannes Linders

© Jannes Linders
Museum De Pont is renovated and expanded with 1.100m2, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Also, visitors to museum De Pont now enter the forecourt through the new entrance gate, consisting of several interconnecting passages. The open structured passages, so called 'follies', each have their own specific function. The gate is part of the adaptation of the entire forecourt and was donated to the museum for their 20th anniversary by the municipality of Tilburg. 

© Jannes Linders

Expansion of the Museum
The new wing of the museum is adjacent to the museum garden and hosts mainly film, photography and video art. The exhibition space is 20 by 27 meters. The new hall...