Print Email Facebook Twitter Introduction: Towards the new Rijksmuseum Title Introduction: Towards the new Rijksmuseum Author Van Thoor, M.T.A. Meurs, P.H. Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Department Architectural Engineering +Technology Date 2013-11-23 Abstract On 13 April 2013, the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam reopened after a renovation process that had lasted more than a decade. The building, which originally dates from 1885, was designed by architect P.J.H. Cuypers (1827-1921). In the space of over a century, the building underwent numerous major and minor renovations, prompted by lack of space, growing visitor numbers and changing ideas about museum design. The end result of all those renovations was a labyrinth that was no longer able to fulfill its role as a national museum for the public. The recent adaptation had a very ambitious aim which, translated to the building meant the most radical approach: modernization instead of preservation or improvement. Subject RijksmuseumAmsterdamrestorations To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c6a1c490-d25d-4185-9cc5-5239f6c1e51c 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 Van Thoor, M.T.A.Meurs, P.H.nai010 uitgevers Files PDF 302868.pdf 185.52 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:c6a1c490-d25d-4185-9cc5-5239f6c1e51c/datastream/OBJ/view