With perfect timing, FENIX, the new art museum about migration, opens.
16 May 2025 • Mark Westall
Probably one of the most timely museum openings and destined to become a cultural destination FENIX a museum about migration opens
Art News Rotterdam
Art news Rotterdam is where you can find all the cool art stuff: exhibitions, and events we have found coming out of Rotterdam.
De Kooning Masterpiece installed for opening of Fenix in Rotterdam, world’s first art museum about migration.
1 May 2025 • Mark Westall
Man in Wainscott (1969), by Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), has been installed this week in a daylight showcase specially designed for it at Fenix.
Rotterdam’s new art museum Fenix to open with migration exhibition.
18 February 2025 • Mark Westall
Edward Steichen’s legendary 1950s exhibition The Family of Man inspires one of the opening exhibitions in Rotterdam’s new FENIX Museum.
Rotterdam looks to re-invent itself with major cultural investement.
21 November 2024 • Mark Westall
As part of a comprehensive long-term plan for investment in Rotterdam’s cultural infrastructure developed by Droom en Daad Foundation alongside… Read More
Multimedia at Art Rotterdam 2024
2 February 2024 • Paul Carey-Kent
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Art Rotterdam (1-4 Feb), and the last before it moves from the iconic… Read More
The Dutch national photography museum, Nederlands Fotomuseum to open in major new building in 2025.
14 July 2023 • Mark Westall
The Dutch national photography museum, Nederlands Fotomuseum, will open in a new prime location in Rotterdam in 2025.
Thomas J Price’s monumental bronze sculpture ‘Moments Contained’ unveiled in Rotterdam.
5 June 2023 • Mark Westall
Thomas J Price’s monumental bronze sculpture Moments Contained, a new 12 ft public sculpture by the British artist Thomas J Price has been unveiled in the square in front of Rotterdam’s Central Station.
1st art depot in the world that is wholly accessible to the public to open in Rotterdam.
25 October 2021 • Mark Westall
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will open Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam on the afternoon of Friday,… Read More
Gavin Turk supports World Refugee Day with Unveiling of ‘l’Age d’Or’ Sculpture in Rotterdam
23 June 2021 • Lee Sharrock
On World Refugee Day (Sunday 20th June), the Mayor of Rotterdam – Aboutalbe – unveiled Gavin Turk’s sculpture ‘L’Age d’Or’… Read More
Artists DRIFT Fly Drone Performance Franchise Freedom in Appreciation of Healthcare Workers and as a Global Sign of Hope
6 May 2020 • Mark Westall
The Dutch artists DRIFT partnered up with art organization Mothership and Stichting Droom en Daad to fly a special edition of their artwork Franchise Freedom in Rotterdam, in appreciation of healthcare workers and as a global sign of hope.
OBJECT Rotterdam: Highlights
17 March 2020 • Ksenya Blokhina
Last month’s Rotterdam Art Week offered an exciting snapshot of the Dutch port city’s dynamic and vibrant art scene.
The Hoodie exhibition explores the role of a fashion garment as a socio-political carrier
1 December 2019 • Mark Westall
The Hoodie tells many stories – tales of social inequality, youth culture, subculture, police brutality, racism, privacy, fear and style.
Go See: Thomas Demand Nationalgalerie at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Through to 22nd August 2010
3 June 2010 • Mark Westall
Thomas Demand at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nationalgalerie takes Germany as its theme and is being shown outside the country… Read More
GO SEE: Olafur Eliasson Notion Motion at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Through to 17th October 2010
1 June 2010 • Mark Westall
The 1500m2 installation is made up almost entirely of ripples of water reflected in light, in which Eliasson visualizes light waves.
Holland Art Cities
29 May 2010 • Mark Westall
Hi you may have noticed on Wednesday through to Friday our post count went down a bit. Thats because FADwebsite… Read More