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May 2023

- May 4, 2023
- Depot
Looking Ahead: Objects of Change

From 14 April 2023, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (MBVB) presents Looking Ahead: Objects of Change at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen. How future-proof is the museum's design collection? Does it inclu...

- April 6, 2023
- Depot
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen welcomes composer Neo Muyanga

From the 1st of April 2023, the South African composer and artist Neo Muyanga will be present at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen every Saturday. For two months, the composer explores, researches and r...

- January 31, 2023
- Depot
DEPOT - Reflecting Boijmans during IFFR 2023

The documentary DEPOT - Reflecting Boijmans premieres at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam. Sonia Herman Dolz's film tells the story of the founding of Rotterdam's iconic working build...

- December 19, 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...

- November 15, 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...
- November 4, 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...

- October 21, 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 ‘...

- September 2, 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.

- April 8, 2022
- Depot
Boijmans collection reveals all

The Rotterdam depot is not only showing how the collection is cared for, but also the test stage of a highlights presentation. Collection favourites such as Brueghel and Basquiat can now be inspect...

- March 23, 2022
- Depot
Depot Boijmans goes dark for WWF Earth Hour

In the wake of the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and the Sydney Opera House, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen will be turning out the lights for the world-wide Earth Hour action of the World Wildlife Fun...

- November 1, 2021
- Depot
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen: inauguration of a world first

With Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, a mecca for art and collection management is opening. A building of a new order. King Willem-Alexander opens the depot, after which the public can discover the tr...

- October 19, 2021
- Depot
King Willem-Alexander to open Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will open Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam on the afternoon of Friday, 5 November 2021. The landmark building is the first art depot in...

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