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The Mondriaan House (Dutch: Mondriaanhuis, Museum voor Constructieve en Concrete Kunst) is a museum in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, in the house where Piet Mondriaan was born in 1872. The museum lies in the historical centre of Amersfoort. The museum building also includes the structure of the Christian primary school, where Mondrian's father served as the headmaster.
In 1994, architect Leo Heidenrijk and his wife Cis converted the location into the Mondriaan House, making it accessible to the general public. The house and the school were opened as a library and documentation centre. Since 2001 the Mondriaan House has been the only museum for constructive and concrete art in the Netherlands. After a temporary closure for substantial renovations in late 2016, the museum underwent a thorough overhaul and reopened its doors to visitors on March 7, 2017.
The museum
The museum structure is situated alongside the Kortegracht, a brief stroll away from the central area of Amersfoort, and was formerly a part of the canal landscape. Piet Mondrian's birthplace stands as a profound tribute to his life's legacy. The redesigned Mondriaan House encapsulates the concept of an evolving blank canvas metamorphosing into a vivid masterpiece. Rather than adhering to traditional museum methods, the establishment embraces cutting-edge multimedia technologies to vividly recount Mondrian's artistic odyssey. This approach creates a contemporary, immersive, and unparalleled encounter that resonates globally, providing visitors with a truly unique experience.
The Mondriaan House has a recreation of his Paris studio of the 1920s and also a New York room. Within the New York room, an innovative feature takes the form of a transparent white cube, inviting visitors to enter and sit down. This immersive space employs projections both on the cube's surfaces and in its surroundings, presenting historical glimpses and audio snippets from 1940s New York. This concept provides a distinctive glimpse into the creative mind behind the renowned masterpiece, the Victory Boogie Woogie, which took shape in the vibrant setting of New York.
References
- "Mondriaan House | Discover Utrecht, the guide to Utrecht". www.discover-utrecht.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "The Mondriaanhuis in Amersfoort | Go Eat Do". go-eat-do.com. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
External links
- (in English) Official website
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- Art museums and galleries in the Netherlands
- Museums in Amersfoort
- Rijksmonuments in Amersfoort
- Modern art museums
- Art museums and galleries established in 1994
- Biographical museums in the Netherlands
- 1994 establishments in the Netherlands
- Piet Mondrian
- Museums devoted to one artist
- 20th-century architecture in the Netherlands