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Museum for architecture, design and digital culture

Currently on display

Until 2 June 2024

Designing the Netherlands. 100 Years of Past & Present Futures

In collaboration with the Dutch Board of Government Advisors (CRa) and with numerous examples from the architecture collection of the Nieuwe Instituut, this exhibition provides much-needed inspiration for a new vision of the design of our country.

Debra Solomon, the_living, 1997-1998. (C) Debra Solomon. Video still from Project the-living's Wardrobe of Live Moments (1999-2000)

Until 31 March 2024

REBOOT: Pioneering Digital Art

REBOOT: Pioneering Digital Art is an exhibition featuring key works from 1960 to 2000, plus new interpretations by contemporary makers. REBOOT reveals the influence of digital technology on art and society.

Theo van Doesburg and Cornelis van Eesteren. Counter construction of the Maison d’Artiste by Theo van Doesburg, after 1923. Collection Nieuwe Instituut. DOES ab5130

Until 1 April 2024

100 Years of the Maison d’Artiste Myth

A prototype of Maison d'Artiste, an icon of the Dutch avant-garde and of the art movement De Stijl, can be seen in the garden next to the Nieuwe Instituut – a chance to experience its boundless sense of space and stunning use of colour for yourself.

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Volume

Subscribe to Volume magazine and keep up to date with the latest developments in architecture and design culture. From December 2023, think tank and publisher Archis and the Nieuwe Instituut will be taking the magazine forward as a team effort.

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Man wearing dark clothing stands behind a metal fence in a mysterious setting of concrete, moss, and a small pond.

14 December 2023

Thursday Night Detour with Jafeth

Explore the Nieuwe Instituut building during Detour Guide Jafeth’s free Thursday Night Detour.

A woman in an all black outfit seated on a curved couch in a library. Directly behind the couch is a big glass cilinder functioning for design.

14 December 2023

Thursday Night Detour with Laura

In her Thursday Night Detour, Laura Grimm will explore the architectural elements and shapes of the museum building.

Picture of a pink-haired woman in a wheelchair in the middle of an industrial looking hallway.

21 December 2023

Thursday Night Detour with Maartje

Detour Guide Maartje de Winter takes you through the exhibition REBOOT. Pioneering Digital Art for free.

28 December 2023

Thursday Night Detour with Jafeth

Explore the Nieuwe Instituut building during Detour Guide Jafeth’s free Thursday Night Detour.

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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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11 December 2023

In conversation with: Robert van Rixtel

Writer Marsha Bruinen speaks with NADD-partner and archivist Robert van Rixtel about his archiving practice and personal approach. Here, we are introduced to his methodology through the lens of his Roots publications.

The edges of this stack of blueprints have been damaged by sliding and bumping. Blueprints, 1935, Nieuwe Instituut Collection, Bureaus Merkelbach, Elling & Karsten Archive, MELKt11.1b. Photo Johannes Schwartz.

11 December 2023

Design Drawings Damage Atlas

The Design Drawings Damage Atlas is a practical tool to help collection managers identify and classify damaged images in design drawings. You can download it here.

Artwork by Judith Westerveld, for her text The Sending of the Crows.

1 December 2023

The See Studio 2022 Texts Published

A selection of texts written by participants in the See Studio, which took place in Cape Town in November 2022, can now be read online.

Jan Jongert at work in the Dutch Pavilion during this year's Biennale.

28 November 2023

A personal account of Jan Jongert's 2023 Venice Biennale

At this year’s Venice Biennale, architect Jan Jongert of Superuse Studios provided the Dutch contribution, Plumbing the System. In a personal account, Jongert recalls in seven parts how the contribution came about.

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Collection

The collection of the Nieuwe Instituut contains drawings, photographs and models from the archives of Dutch architects and urban planners.

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Agency for Architecture, Design, and Digital Culture

The Agency for Architecture, Design, and Digital Culture connects design fields with questions from the outside world, both regional and international.

Jaap Bakema Study Centre

The Jaap Bakema Study Centre is a collaborative project of the Nieuwe Instituut and the Faculty of Architecture of TU Delft. It initiates and undertakes research projects that result in exhibitions, publications, and public events.

Collecting Otherwise

Drawing on the architecture collection under the Nieuwe Instituut’s management, Collecting Otherwise explores the possibilities for an alternative architectural, heritage and archival practice, one that reflects a society that is constantly changing.

Network Archives Design and Digital Culture

Design and digital culture contribute significantly to the way Dutch society defines, manifests and develops itself. A well-preserved, open and accessible archive is therefore a precondition for the design discipline in order to meet the task assigned to it by Dutch culture and society

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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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Currently on display

Designing the Netherlands. 100 Years of Past & Present Futures

REBOOT: Pioneering Digital Art

100 Years of the Maison d’Artiste Myth

Volume

Events

Thursday Night Detour with Jafeth

Thursday Night Detour with Laura

Thursday Night Detour with Maartje

Thursday Night Detour with Jafeth

Become a Member of the Nieuwe Instituut

News

In conversation with: Robert van Rixtel

Design Drawings Damage Atlas

The See Studio 2022 Texts Published

A personal account of Jan Jongert's 2023 Venice Biennale

Collection

Projects

Agency for Architecture, Design, and Digital Culture

Jaap Bakema Study Centre

Collecting Otherwise

Network Archives Design and Digital Culture

Sonneveld House