Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The south side of the museum
Established	1841[citation needed]
Location	Museumpark 18-20 Rotterdam
Type	Visual arts
Visitor figures	240.000 (2008)
Director	Sjarel Ex
Website	http://www.boijmans.rotterdam.nl

The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is the main art museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The museum began in 1847^{[citation needed]} with the collection of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans (1767–1847). Much of the museum's original collection was destroyed in a disastrous 1864 fire. In 1958, the collection of businessman Daniël George van Beuningen (1877–1955) was added to the museum, and the museum acquired its current name.

Collection

The museum has a diverse collection ranging from medieval to contemporary art, with a focus on Dutch art. Much of the collection came to the museum through the two private collections mentioned above, but many others have contributed throughout the years. Among the best-known artists that are exhibited in the permanent exhibition of the museum are Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky, Vincent van Gogh, Maurizio Cattelan, René Magritte and Salvador Dalí.

The "Little" Tower of Babel, circa 1563, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Prominent works

Title	Artist	Year
Nest of Owls	Hieronymus Bosch
Hut of the Douaniers with Varengeville	Claude Monet	1882
Impressions of Africa	Salvador Dalí	1938
Not to be Reproduced	René Magritte	1937
On the Threshold of Liberty	René Magritte	1929
Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time	Salvador Dalí	1939
The Face of War	Salvador Dalí	1940
The "Little" Tower of Babel	Pieter Bruegel the Elder	1563
The Wayfarer	Hieronymus Bosch	1493 (ca.)
Titus at Lectern	Rembrandt	1655

Activities

The Education Department of the Museum organises childrens' activities, courses, lectures and tours.

ArtTube

ArtTube is a website with videos about art and design. ArtTube is produced by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. ArtTube features videos that have something to do with the museum and its collection. The videos are directed by talented filmmakers. ArtTube was launched on October 9 2009.

Television

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen produces, together with TV Rijnmond, a television series on art. Boijmans TV is based on an idea by Wilfried de Jong. Boijmans TV is created by a team of creative specialists in different disciplines. It is more than an art magazine; apart from the artists, the museum visitor, the attendant and the employee of technical services appear on the series. Each episode of Boijmans TV can be viewed on ArtTube after it has been broadcast.

See also

• Lost artworks
• Museumpark

External links

• Museum website (information in Dutch and English)