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Heart of the festival 2024: Museumpark
foto: Florine van Rees
This summer, the Netherlands’ largest architecture festival is descending on Museumpark. During the whole month of June, visitors of all ages can follow a route through green surroundings that passes by special installations about the past, present and future of the park.
Museumpark: Garden of the city
It is not surprising that Rotterdam Architecture Month (RA Month) has chosen Museumpark as its centre. This year marks exactly 100 years since the Land of Hoboken, of which the park is part, became accessible in the form of a public space for all. The area has evolved over the past century from a private estate to a cultural hotspot in the city and consists of a succession of various gardens from different periods, each with its own character. In recent years, new gardens have been added as well: the Nieuwe Instituut’s New Garden, and roof gardens on the Depot and the Erasmus Medisch Centrum. It shows the development of diverse views on the significance of green space, culture and recreation for the city. During RA Month, the various institutions, places and stories in Museumpark will be connected by a route that zigzags through the area. This will activate Museumpark as the quintessential garden for and of the city.
Route through the park
The route leads visitors through an outdoor exhibition to special places in the park, marked by interventions by different designers. For instance, in the garden of museum house Huis Sonneveld, a leading example of Dutch functionalist architecture that dates from 1933, a metres-high tower is being built that allows visitors to literally walk through time. The route also includes an intervention in the Rose Garden, a bridge between the museum garden of Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Museumpark and there will exhibitions in the Henket pavilion and the traverse between Erasmus MC and the Museumpark.
Information interventions
Do you want to know more about the interventions and exhibitions that are on view during the RA Month? Find more info at the links below:
- Architects of interventions route Museumpark announced!
- Interventions by architects in Museumpark shed new light on green living environment
Practical information
When: RA Month takes place for the whole month of June 2024.
Where: the festival heart is at Museumpark, but the entire programme consists of some 125 events spread over more than 40 locations.
Admission: RA Month is free to visit unless stated otherwise.
Keep an eye on our website and socials for updates about planning and events!
The festival heart of RA Month ’24 is organized by AIR and OMI Rotterdam in collaboration with various partners.
