Model from the MVRDV archive in Het Nieuwe Instituut. Photo: Petra van der Ree
Het Nieuwe Instituut for Architecture, Design and Digital Culture Discover the unique architecture collection, explore an exhibition about Nelly and Theo van Doesburg, and enjoy a coffee on the sunny terrace.
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Het Nieuwe Instituut caters for design professionals in the Netherlands and for audiences interested in architecture, design and digital culture. The institute manages and provides access to cultural heritage, including the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning, stimulates research, and programmes exhibitions, lectures and debates at home and abroad. In the foyer, NAi Booksellers offers the latest titles alongside design classics. Het Nieuwe Café has a sunny terrace with a great view of the new Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen by MVRDV.
The Temporary Home From Home
Take a new look at the domestic interior. Themes include (lack of ) home safety, accommodation for homeless people, the dream home, and even the haunted house. Atelier Nelly and Theo van Doesburg
A fresh view of the work of Nelly and Theo van Doesburg, made possible by the recent restoration of their shared archive. The Architecture of a Wonderful World
National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning
Het Nieuwe Instituut manages the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning: 1.4 million drawings, 300,000 photos, 2,500 models and 70,000 books and magazines from the archives and collections of Dutch architects and urban planners. The collection ranges from rare folios from the 18th and 19th centuries to the digital archive of MVRDV. There’s a focus on the period 1900-1940, with archives from Berlage, De Bazel, Oud, Dudok, Brinkman and Van de Vlugt, and Van Doesburg, among others. The ever-growing digitised element of the collection can be accessed via the search portal: portalsearch.hetnieuweinstituut.nl.
How Walt Disney and his fantasy world have influenced the way we see the built environment – and ourselves and others. Thursday Night Live!
In this weekly programme, thinkers, designers and makers from the Netherlands and abroad discuss urgent issues, innovative research and critical reflection related to architecture, design and digital culture.//
For current and upcoming events, see: hetnieuweinstituut.nl/agenda Student rates:
Research Centre
In the Research Centre, students, researchers and enthusiasts can meet, catch up and work. Visitors have access to the library collection and can consult original drawings, photos and other documents from the archives. For more information about visiting the Research Centre, see: research-centre.hetnieuweinstituut.nl.
Museum €7 (including Sonneveld House) Thursday Night Live! €3.50 Entry to the foyer, with the café and bookshop as well as various mini exhibitions, is free of charge. Follow the National Collection on Instagram @ collection_nieuweinstituut or sign up for the newsletter: hetnieuweinstituut.nl/nieuwsbrief
Autumn 2021 Highlights
MVRDVHNI: The Living Archive of a Studio The exhibition invites you to actively explore the MVRDV archive and work with the materials.
Het Nieuwe Instituut Museum Park 25 Rotterdam
