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Explore Amsterdam School Art and Architecture: Museum Het Schip Permanent Collection

Journey through architectural innovation and decorative arts, showcasing influential works on the museum's first floor.

Uncover the rich diversity of the Amsterdam School architectural style through Museum Het Schip's permanent exhibition. This comprehensive display features significant works from renowned artists and designers, including sculptor Hildo Krop, Michel de Klerk, and Piet Kramer. Visitors can explore original furniture, art objects, and architectural designs, gaining insight into this influential Dutch movement. Loans from institutions like Centraal Museum and Amsterdam Museum enrich the collection.

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Exhibition summary

The museum's permanent exhibition on the first floor showcases the diversity of the Amsterdam School architectural style. It features works by renowned artists and designers like Hildo Krop, Michel de Klerk, and Piet Kramer.

Curatorial context

The permanent exhibition at Museum Het Schip, located on the first floor, offers a comprehensive display of the Amsterdam School's stylistic diversity. Visitors can admire works by the sculptor Hildo Krop and original pieces by Michel de Klerk, including a painting, a lamp, and a cabinet. A significant acquisition supported by Vereniging Rembrandt in 2012, a bedroom set designed by Piet Kramer, is permanently viewable in the dedicated 'Kramerkamer'. Beyond buildings and exclusive furniture, Michel de Klerk also contributed designs for the furniture factory 't Woonhuys, examples of which are presented in the exhibition. This presentation has been made possible through loans from the Centraal Museum in Utrecht and the Amsterdam Museum, as well as long-term loans of various Amsterdam School lamps and art objects from the Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed.

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Information regarding ticketing and admission can be found on the museum's website. Visitors are generally directed to the official website for the most current details.

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Museum Het Schip
Current status
Permanent collection
Exhibition schedule
Permanent display (no announced closing date)
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Features works by sculptor Hildo Krop, and designs by Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer, representing the Amsterdam School.
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