Hoge Veluwe - Kröller-Müller Museum Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller
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The Kröller-Müller Museum (Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller) was designed by a Belgian architect, Henry van de Velde, in 1937-38. Constructed in light brown brick and originally thought of as a temporary building, it has become the permanent home of the magnificent art collection assembled by Helene Kröller-Müller between 1908 and 1935. The layout of the museum is in line with her idea of bringing art and nature together so that each should enhance the other. The extension to the building by W. G. Quist in 1975-77 was carefully designed to fit into the landscape. The walls were now entirely built of stone or of glass. Whereas Van de Velde had followed the traditional 19th century pattern of museum- building, with a symmetrical layout and numerous separate sections, Quist was influenced by the modern De Stijl and Neue Sachlichkeit movements. Both parts of the museum, however, share the same consistent simplicity and lack of ornament. The Sculpture Garden laid out in 1961 also reflects Mrs Kröller-Müller's conception of a symbiosis between art, architecture and nature. The idea has been much imitated in recent years.
Things to See
Address:
Kröller-Müller Museum, Houtkampweg 6, Otterlo, Gelderland 6730 AA, Netherlands
Hours:
10am-5pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1)
Parking: Pay
Guides: Guided tour available as optional extra.
Facilities: Restaurant or food service
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