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Bequeathing

With a gift to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, you can pass on your love of art to future generations. For more than 175 years, the museum has been supported by dedicated collectors, art lovers, and patrons who chose to leave a lasting impact. Thanks to their generosity, artworks, stories, and meaningful encounters can be preserved and shared. By including the museum in your will, you help ensure a future in which art continues to inspire, surprise, and connect people across generations.

Do you remember your first visit to the museum? Did you go there as a child, was it a work of art that made an impression, or were you touched by an engaging story? In the museum, many memories come together: it is a meeting place where generations of visitors find each other. A place to preserve and pass on to the generations after us. A special way to pass on your love for art is by including the museum in your will.

Supported by Many Hands for 175 Years

Since its founding in 1849, the museum has been sustained by the dedication and generosity of many people. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen was built on remarkable gifts and bequests from individuals, collectors, and families. Thanks to legacies of all sizes, the museum can continue to bring art to life for as many people as possible, now and in the future. Through our endowment fund, the Boijmans Van Beuningen Basis Fonds, this impact can even last forever.

A meaningful way to pass on your love of art to future generations is by leaving a legacy to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Leaving a Legacy Through Your Will

There are several ways to include the museum in your will: by naming the museum as a beneficiary of your estate or by making a specific bequest, such as a sum of money, an investment portfolio, or real estate. A will is drawn up together with a notary of your choice.

As a registered charitable institution, the museum is exempt from inheritance tax. This means that the full value of your gift will be used for the purpose you intend.

To help ensure that your wishes are clearly expressed and can be honoured in the future, we are happy to assist in drafting sample wording that your notary can use when preparing your will. Please feel free to contact us without obligation.

Expert Advice

If you would like independent professional advice, we can put you in touch with one of the advisory firms affiliated with the Boijmans Society (Boijmans Genootschap) and familiar with the museum and its legacy giving programme.

Details of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Stichting tot Beheer Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
P.O. Box 2277, 3000 CG Rotterdam
RSIN 8149.95.251
Chamber of Commerce 24383967
Bank account number: NL76 RABO 0140 3290 72 in the name of Stichting tot Beheer
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Advice from an expert

If you would like advice from an independent expert, you can contact one of the
offices familiar with the museum through the Boijmans Society.

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Here you will find all the information you need about leaving a bequest to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

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