Museum for architecture, design and digital culture
Currently on display
Workwear
Explore the Workwear exhibition, in which Nieuwe Instituut and fashion researcher Eldina Begic pay tribute to functional clothing. You can see dozens of vintage classics, current highlights and futuristic experiments from the collections of fashion designers.
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Coming soon
Visit the floating pavilions of architect Kunlé Adeyemi in Water Cities Rotterdam – on the Nieuwe Instituut’s ponds from 14 May. Plus exhibitions exploring the design daring of Droog, archives at risk, ground-breaking digital art, and much more.
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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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Projects
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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Become a Member of Nieuwe Instituut
Join the Members of the Nieuwe Instituut and enjoy free entry to exhibitions and special members-only events.
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