vigo hartwig museum amsterdam
Hartwig Museum, Amsterdam
Programme
Museum, restaurants, events, offices, artists in residence
Role
Project- and development-management
Status
Under construction
Period
2021 - today

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.

vigo mca museum amsterdam

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.

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vigo mca museum amsterdam kantongerecht copyright: Stadsarchief Amsterdam / Doriann Kransberg
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The new museum is both a “host” and a “home” to the cultural ecosystem in the Netherlands, and beyond.

vigo mca museum amsterdam kantongerecht copyright stadsarchief Amsterdam Jan Willem Arsath Rois
vigo mca museum amsterdam kantongerecht stadsarchief amsterdam jan willem arsath arois
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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.

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Hardware

The very imposing former courthouse building on the Amsterdam Zuidas is being redeveloped into a 20,000 m² museum of contemporary art.

Partners

Client
Hartwig Art Foundation
Local authority
Municipality of Amsterdam
Contractor
J.P. van Eesteren