Print Email Facebook Twitter Conclusion: From 'major project' to small projects Title Conclusion: From 'major project' to small projects Author Meurs, P.H. Van Thoor, M.T.A. Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Department Architectural Engineering +Technology Date 2013-11-23 Abstract The renovation of the Rijksmuseum was about more than adapting an outmoded museum to the demands of the time. On 19 September 2000, State Secretary for Culture Rick van der Ploeg wrote to the Chairman of the House of Parliament and the director of the Rijksmuseum that the government had decided on a total makeover of the museum. This meant that the main building would have to be completely emptied for the first time since it opened. This in turn provided an opportunity to clear out the museum, which over time had become a veritable maze, and to give the monument its old grandeur together with a fresh new look. The Kok government’s millennium gift provided the financial boost that made this prestigious national project possible. Subject RijksmuseumAmsterdamrestorationsprojects To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:74306810-7442-4c08-b7d9-9e47947a3f6e Publisher nai010 uitgevers ISBN 978-94-6208-094-2 Source Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: Restoration and transformation of a national monument Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type book chapter Rights (c) 2013 Meurs, P.H.Van Thoor, M.T.A.nai010 uitgevers Files PDF 302870.pdf 353.76 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:74306810-7442-4c08-b7d9-9e47947a3f6e/datastream/OBJ/view