Van Abbemuseum
The Van Abbemuseum is a modern art museum in the Dutch city of Eindhoven . The museum includes works by Jan Sluijters , Carel Willink and Isaac Israëls . It also houses one of the world's largest collections of the works of the Russian painter and graphic artist El Lissitzky . The collection currently includes a total of 1000 sculptures, 700 pictures and 1000 drawings.
history
The cigar manufacturer Henri van Abbe from Eindhoven laid the foundation stone for the collection in 1909. In 1934 Van Abbe donated his private collection to the city of Eindhoven on the condition that the pictures had to be exhibited in a museum. In 1936, the present museum building was built on the east bank of the Dommel, based on a design by architect Alexander Kropholler . Kropholler created a sober brick building in the traditionalist style.
When the dimensions of the building no longer met the requirements, the decision was made to expand in the mid-1990s. Behind the Kropholler building, the Amsterdam architect Abel Cahen created a new wing in the form of deconstructivism . The interior of the museum and library were designed by the Flemish designer Maarten van Severen . The extension was inaugurated on May 17, 2003 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands .
Directors
- WJA Visser (1936–1942, 1945 )
- Edy de Wilde (1946–1963)
- Jean Leering (1964–1973)
- Rudi Fuchs (1975–1987)
- Jan Debbaut (1988-2003)
- Charles Esche (since 2004)
Web links
- Official website of the museum (Dutch, English)
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 4.9 " N , 5 ° 28 ′ 55.8" E