Title & Author:

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam : restoration and transformation of a national monument / edited by Paul Meurs, Marie-Thérèse van Thoor.

Publication:

Rotterdam : Nai010 Publishers, [2013]

Description:

304 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"This publication was developed in collaboration with TU Delft, ®MIT, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment"--Page 304.
"This publication was developed in collaboration with TU Delft, ®MIT, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment"--page 304.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index.
Design and Context. P.J.H. Cuyers and the Mise en Scéne of the Rijksmuseum / Aart Oxenaar -- Transformations of the Rijksmuseum. Between Cuypers and Cruz y Ortiz / Ivan Nevzgodin -- Seven Design Entries -- Continue with Cuypers. Renovation of the Rijksmuseum / Paul Meurs -- CiviL Engineering and Construction Issues -- Back to Cuypers -- Struggling with a Theme / Marie-Thérèse van Thoor -- Building Fragments and Vestiges -- Towards a New Museological Presentation. The Balance between Collection and Building / Everhard Korthals Altes -- New Colours In the Rijksmuseum -- The Rijksmuseum and the City. A Hundred Years of Planning for Museumplein / Cor Wagenaar -- Climate Control Systems -- A Machine for Large Numbers of Visitors. The Transformation of the Rljksmuseum in International Perspective / Hans Ibelings -- The New Rijksmuseum -- Conclusion. From Major Project to Small Projects / Paul Meurs, Marle-Thérèse van Thoor -- Floor Plans and Sections / Cruz y Ortiz.

Summary:

No building in the Netherlands has such a tempestuous relationship to Dutch identity as the Rijksmuseum. This book traces the history of the national Rijksmuseum project from its birth, midwifed by the architect P.J.H. Cuypers to the formulation of the restoration plan and the long road to the successful reopening in 2013. The Rijksmuseum has been viewed - and criticised - as a national symbol ever since it was built in 1885. Its neo-Gothic architecture was deemed too Catholic, the building too large and complex. And yet the 'Rijks' proved an effective mirror and signboard for the Dutch national self-image. In this book, a team of specialists exhaustively documents the design history of the building while taking into account the cultural, social and political environment.

Resources:
Table of contents
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

9789462080942
9462080941

Subject:

Rijksmuseum (Netherlands) History.
Rijksmuseum (Netherlands) Design and construction.
Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)
Cruz, Ortiz, Arquitectos
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Museums Conservation and restoration Netherlands Amsterdam.
Musées Conservation et restauration Pays-Bas Amsterdam.
Buildings.
Museums Conservation and restoration.
Museumsbau
Restaurierung
Umbau
Amsterdam (Netherlands) Buildings, structures, etc.
Netherlands Amsterdam.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Meurs, Paul, editor.
Thoor, Maria Theresia Antoinette van, 1962- editor.
Meurs, Paul editor.

Restoration and transformation of a national monument

Holdings:

Location: Library main 286005
Call No.: BIB 226080
Status: Available