In Amsterdam’s Zuidas and commissioned by the Hartwig Art Foundation, the former courthouse is being uniquely repurposed as a leading museum for contemporary art.
Culture is indeed a broad concept. And to bring it out in its best possible light, a completely new type of museum is being developed here. Alongside regular exhibition space, for example, it also boasts a sound studio, a cooking studio, and space for education and performances, as well as for artists in residence to work and stay.
In Amsterdam’s Zuidas and commissioned by the Hartwig Art Foundation, the former courthouse is being uniquely repurposed as a leading museum for contemporary art.
Culture is indeed a broad concept. And to bring it out in its best possible light, a completely new type of museum is being developed here. Alongside regular exhibition space, for example, it also boasts a sound studio, a cooking studio, and space for education and performances, as well as for artists in residence to work and stay.
Community
The new museum is both a “host” and a “home”. A place where artists and cultural institutions can feel welcome and express themselves. It’s also a home base for art, a place where visitors can seek and find inspiration. Vigo enabled this client to give the necessary form to its ambitions.
The new museum is both a “host” and a “home” to the cultural ecosystem in the Netherlands, and beyond.
Context
The museum adds something new to Amsterdam and the Netherlands, thanks to the broad cultural context in which it operates and the fluid form that it assumes.
Hardware
The very imposing former courthouse building on the Amsterdam Zuidas is being redeveloped into a 20,000 m² museum of contemporary art.