Museum Arnhem, Gelderland Building Renovation, Holland, Dutch Architecture Development, Holland News
Museum Renovation in Arnhem
15 Aug 2022
Design: Studio Modijefsky
Location: Arnhem, Gelderland Province, The Netherlands

Photos: Maarten Willemstein
Museum Arnhem, Holland
As a museum for modern, contemporary, and applied art and design with a specific focus on female artists, Museum Arnhem has one of the most important cultural collections in The Netherlands. Studio Modijefsky was commissioned to design the new public spaces in the renovated museum: the general entrance, café, and shop on the ground floor; and an activity room plus event space on the first floor.

All these spaces rotate around the museum?s iconic dome. To unite the areas spread across this cavernous expanse, Studio Modijefsky created a new design language inspired by aspects of the building?s past and present: its origins as a gentleman?s club; and the Magic Realism that is part of the museum?s current collection. While seemingly worlds apart, both these guises have escapism at their heart, from the men who used to evade everyday life to the artists creating fantastical takes on reality. The new spaces designed by Studio Modijefsky take visitors on the same journey by playing with perspective and offering pathways into other dimensions.
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