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- 26 January 2023
2022: A year of prosperity, continuity, but also change

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen's first year of showing the world behind the scenes of the museum has exceeded expectations. The Rotterdam institution now reflects on a lively year as it looks forward...

- 19 December 2022
- Depot
Steve McQueen installation in depot during IFFR 2023

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents "Sunshine State," an artwork by Steve McQueen commissioned by IFFR. The work is presented in collaboration with The Droom en Daad Foundatio...

- 15 November 2022
- Depot
Boijmans offers rare opportunity to see delicate Piranesi prints

Presentation in the depot of new research demonstrates productive burst by eighteenth-century Italian artist Piranesi. The source of inspiration for Escher and Kafka is also recognisable in the ste...
- 4 November 2022
- Depot
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen open 1 year

For a year, the interior of the depot has been reflecting the bustle around the care and activities of seven centuries of art. More than a quarter of a million people have visited the Rotterdam ico...

- 21 October 2022
- Depot
Boijmans explores history of colonialism in relation to collection

Contemporary artists respond to collections research. Kevin Osepa’s award-winning short film ‘La Última Ascensión’ can be seen in Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen as part of the research presentation ‘...

- 29 September 2022
- Corporate
Boijmans Makes Biggest Ever Acquisition

State Secretary Uslu unveils a new jewel in the crown of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s collection - a painting by Joan Miró. Rotterdam-based Boijmans, whose Surrealist collection is unparalleled...
- 23 September 2022
- Corporate
Boijmans collection on view in Antwerp for five years

Exceptional loan by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen to the reopened KMSKA in Antwerp. Top pieces by artists such as Dalí and Toorop on show for five years at our southern neighbours on the Schelde.
- 7 September 2022
- Corporate
Six maiolica dishes from Boijmans collection returned to Gutmann-family heirs

Joint decision on returning sixteenth-century majolica dishes seeks a human dimension. The museum and the Gutmann family heirs have reached an agreement that is a first and which possibly will set ...
- 2 September 2022
- Depot
Amsterdam Fashion Week lands in Rotterdam

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen hosts fashion show of new label FRANCON for the famous Amsterdam Fashion Week. Result: the convergence of fashion, architecture and art in the now iconic depot atrium.

- 20 July 2022
- Corporate
Bruegel’s iconic Tower of Babel travels from the Maas to the Amstel

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is loaning the world-famous painting ‘The Tower of Babel’ by Pieter Bruegel the Elder to the Hermitage Amsterdam, a gesture of solidarity with the museum on the Amstel...

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