Activities
The activity program of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Programme
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is continuously working on creating a diverse programme. Exhibitions ans presentations can be seen in the building and various activities are organized.
Workshop Labelwriting
Saturday 17th of June & Saturday 15th of July | 1 – 4 pm | educatieatelier | admission is free, no registration required
In this workshop, we look at the collection through the eyes of researchers in the year 2108. Pick an object from the depot and write your own label, using an art-futuristic lens. Does your chosen object need adapting to fit future needs? How about a vacuum cleaner run on human-power? Change the object!
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Visit a compartment
Standard activity in the depot | Guided tour | Free
In the depot you can participate in a guided tour. Sign up for this free of charge tour at the desk in the entrance area. During this tour, you and other visitors will visit different workspaces, see the artworks up close and hear more about the building, the management and preservation of a collection. The guided tours last 30 minutes.
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Group tour
Group tour
It is possible to book a private group tour. During this tour you will visit different workspaces, see the works of art up close and hear more about the building, the management and preservation of a collection. Group tours are available in Dutch, English, German or French. The tour lasts 60 minutes and is for a maximum of 13 people per group.
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Exhibitions and presentations
Below all exhibitions and presentations in the depot.
Looking Ahead: Objects of Change
Presentation in A3.09 | Through Sunday 3 September 2023
In this presentation we study the museum collection by imagining a future. To do this, we take a trip to 2108. We look at the collection through the eyes of visitors from this future. Together, we gather knowledge about our cultural heritage and view it through an art-futuristic lens.
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Le Miroir Vivant: Neo Muyanga
Multidisciplinary Artist Residency in A4.03 | through 3 June 2023
From the beginning of April, the fourth floor will be transformed into the dynamic workshop of the South African composer and artist Neo Muyanga. Join him every Saturday (14:00-17:00) in his voyage of discovery through the depot and witness the formation of his brand-new site-specific performance. The final presentation will take place in June.
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Highlights from the Museum’s Collection
Presentation I (A3.08) | Through Sunday 3 September 2023
The depot is a working building and visitors are able to see the Lina Bo Bardi's glass easels on which some of the museum's collection highlights are mounted.
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Family of Objects
Presentation in the depot | Now on display
Family of Objects is a two and a half year study programme in the depot in which the collection will, in co-creation with the public, be investigated in terms of family relationships.
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Pipilotti Rist
Pipilotti Rist is a Swiss artist who named herself after Pippi Longstocking. Like Pippi Longstocking, she sees herself as a woman who explores the world in a playful way. This video light installation Het Leven Verspillen Aan Jou is visible from sunset to midnight on the public square in front of the depot, reflected in its facade.
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