Case Study
Stedelijk Museum
Amsterdam, The Netherlands AN ARTISTIC JOURNEY A visit to the restored Stedelijk Museum is a spellbinding experience. And the visitor logistics system is a work of art in its own right. Description From the outside, it looks like two separate buildings. Inside, the transition is invisible. Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum – a world- leading institution of modern art and design – celebrated the opening of its futuristic annex in September 2012. As part of the complete renovation of the historic structure designed in 1895 by A.W. Weissman, a bold new wing was added by Benthem Crouwel Architects to provide much-needed space for temporary exhibitions. Although radically di erent in appearance from the 19th century red-brick architecture, the white annex – nicknamed the bathtub – is perfectly Stede