Groninger Museum
The Groninger Museum is an art museum in the Dutch city of Groningen . The building, designed by the designer Alessandro Mendini in collaboration with the architects Michele De Lucchi , Philippe Starck and Coop Himmelb (l) au , is located on an island in the connecting canal of the city. A bridge connects the island with both sides of the river and serves as a link between the train station and the city center. The museum has been managed by the art historian Andreas Blühm since September 1, 2012 .
New building
In 1987 the museum director Frans Haks commissioned the designer Alessandro Mendini to create a concept for a new museum building. The old building in the city center had become too small after a hundred years of use and Haks wanted a museum that already stood out for its architecture. He was able to fall back on a donation from the energy company Nederlandse Gasunie NV , which provided 25 million Dutch guilders for the construction of a new museum on the occasion of its 25th anniversary . The construction phase began in 1992, the museum moved in 1994.
division
The collections consist of objects from the history of Groningen, Chinese and Japanese porcelain , including parts of the collection of Jan Albert Sichterman (1672–1764), handicrafts and works of art from the 16th to 20th centuries. Century and contemporary art . With its differently designed pavilions, the building offers the possibility of presenting the various contents individually and allowing them to correspond with the exterior design.
The central pavilion with the yellow tower houses the depot and the entrance hall of the museum. A large central spiral staircase leads to exhibition rooms.
The western part is made up of two pavilions one above the other. The lower part made of brick was designed by Michele de Lucchi and is called the Ploeg-Pavillon Beringer-Hazewinkel. It offers space for the works of the Groningen artist group De Ploeg and other Northern European Expressionists , and the history and archeology of Groningen is presented in additional rooms. The pavilion forms the substructure for the round building by Philippe Starck, which is attached with aluminum panels. In this pavilion are the exhibits of the handicrafts and the Asian porcelain, which are complemented with furniture, special lighting and curtains.
The eastern part of the museum consists of one on top of the other pavilions that present the visual arts. The bottom pavilion with a square floor plan was designed by Alessandro Mendini and has two floors. The temporary exhibitions are shown in the basement, the upper floor is used to display the museum's holdings. On this pavilion is the part made of steel and glass designed by Coop Himmelb (l) au , an example of deconstructivism that forms a strong contrast to the Mendini building with the colorful laminate cladding . In these rooms, flooded with light through the glass surfaces, mainly sculptures are shown.
Web links
- Museum website (Dutch, German, English)
Coordinates: 53 ° 12 ′ 43 " N , 6 ° 33 ′ 56" E