Rotterdam Archives

FAD NEWS: Fenix Museum announces expansion after record-breaking first year

4 September 2026 • Mark Westall

Fenix Museum is expanding with a new contemporary art gallery after welcoming more than half a million visitors in its first year.

FAD NEWS: Willem de Kooning returns to the Rotterdam quays 100 years after leaving as a stowaway

19 July 2026 • Mark Westall

Three monumental Willem de Kooning sculptures have been installed outside Rotterdam’s Fenix museum

Paul’s Fairs: Art Rotterdam 2026

30 March 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent

Every fair has plenty of painting, but Art Rotterdam also has a sculpture court, an innovatively presented film section,

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

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.

Yesterday, 32 cows took up residence on the world’s first floating farm in Rotterdam.

14 May 2019 • Mark Westall

The cows now have a fantastic barn at their disposal with spacious stalls, a milking robot, a slurry robot, an automatic belt feeder, and a comfortable rubber floor. If the cows feel like taking a walk in the neighbouring field, they have that option too.