Finland’s capital Helsinki has gained a major new cultural institution and a striking new public space with the completion of Amos Rex. The art museum opens after a five- year, €50 million project designed by architecture firm JKMM, which has seen the refurbishment of the landmark 1930’s Lasipalatsi building in Central Helsinki. At the heart… [Read More]
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has a new entrance
One of Netherlands’ most popular museums has received a new entrance. Located in Amsterdam, the entrance to the Van Gogh Museum has been moved on Museumplein, following in the steps of the Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk Museum. The building has been developed and completed in a record time of 18 months under the direction of Hans van… [Read More]
Carl-Henning Pedersen & Else Alfelt Museum by C. F. Møller Architects
C. F. Møller Architects has added a new extension to the small, but distinctive museum exhibiting the large collection of paintings by Carl-Henning Pedersen and his wife Else Alfelt in Herning, Denmark. The museum is located within Birk Centerpark, a park area outside Herning containing various cultural business and educational institutions, that has gone extensive changes… [Read More]
New Museum MORE by Hans van Heeswijk Architects opens up
Tomorrow marks the opening of the new Museum MORE by Hans van Heeswijk Architects, showcasing Netherlands’ biggest collection of modern realist art. The new museum, an extension of Gorssel’s former town hall, is a private initiative and will open at 10am on Tuesday, June 2nd. In 2012, Hans Melchers, the initiator of Museum MORE, decided to display his collection of modern Dutch realist art… [Read More]
Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum by C.F. Møller
C.F. Møller Architects have designed the Sogn & Fjordane Art Museum in the small Norwegian town of Førde drawing upon the town’s distinctive landscape such as the surrounding mountains and Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland, which lies in close proximity. The central location on the edge of Jøstra River along the main road Langbruvegen has… [Read More]
Garangula Gallery by Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects
Australian based Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects (FKM Architects) have designed a gallery that takes visitors through a story-telling space, just like the art it showcases. The Garangula Gallery introduces visitors to a visual experience into the world of aboriginal art, through a contemporary fusion of art and architecture, imbued with history and meaning. The scope… [Read More]
Buk Seoul Museum of Art by Samoo Architects & Engineers
Samoo Architects & Engineers were commissioned to design a new art museum that would revitalize the North-eastern part of Seoul, mostly knows for its high-rise apartments. Taking inspiration from Nowon, which used to be a field of reeds, the architects integrated the museum within an existing park, creating a serene atmosphere where nature and art… [Read More]
ADEPT respectfully refurbishes listed building to house new ’Sonoruos Museum’
In the listed ’Radio House’ of Copenhagen, by renowned Danish Architect Vilhelm Lauritzen, the Danish National Museum has recently re-opened its vast collection of historical musical instruments. The elegant modernistic building from the 1950’ies have gone through an extensive refurbishment, respectfully carried out to emphasize the unique character of the listed building’s materiality and detailing…. [Read More]
The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis Extension by Hans Van Heeswijk Architects
After a construction period of two years, the new Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague, opened its doors to the public. Hans van Heeswijk Architects doubled the surface area of the famous Netherlands museum through a complex and spectacular underground intervention. The dramatic, yet subtle intervention has solved the logistical problems facing the constantly busy,… [Read More]
