Museum for architecture, design and digital culture
Currently on display
Plumbing the System — La Biennale di Venezia 2023
On show from 20 May to 26 November 2023, Plumbing the System, curated by architect and researcher Jan Jongert / Superuse Studios, is the official Dutch contribution to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Nieuwe Instituut commissions the Dutch pavilion.
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Events

Coming soon
This fall we present REBOOT, exploring ground-breaking digital art, and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning.
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Sonneveld House
Sonneveld House Museum is one of the best-preserved homes built in the Dutch Functionalist style. It was designed in the 1930s by architecture office Brinkman and Van der Vlugt, renowned for the Van Nelle Factory and Feyenoord Stadium. Sonneveld House shows how a prominent Rotterdam family embraced modernism, and how that choice coloured their everyday surroundings.
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The collection of the Nieuwe Instituut contains drawings, photographs and models from the archives of Dutch architects and urban planners.
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Projects
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Join the Members of the Nieuwe Instituut and enjoy free entry to exhibitions and special members-only events.
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