The Mondrian House, museum in Amersfoort, is the birthplace of Piet Mondrian.
The Mondrian House in Amersfoort is the birthplace of Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). At the time, the building was used as a primary school where little Piet's father was head teacher. The Mondrian family lived on the upper floor. Piet spent his first eight years of life there.
After the Mondrian family's departure, nothing on this site reminded of the world-famous painter for a long time, until architect Leo Heijdenrijk and his wife Cis turned it into the Mondrian House in 1994 and opened it to the public as a museum. Visitors there now travel through Mondrian's life. Here you can discover how his work gradually changed from realistic landscapes to abstract compositions with the characteristic lines and planes. Immerse yourself in his dynamic life and travel with him from Amersfoort to Winterswijk, from Amsterdam via Paris to London and finally to New York. In video installations, the artistic development of the founder of abstract painting passes you by. Also special is the scale-reproduced studio where Piet Mondrian worked and lived during his Paris period.
In addition, the Mondrian House hosts changing exhibitions. A visit ends in the DIY studio, the workshop where anyone inspired by Mondrian may create their own work of art.
Organisation
The Mondrian House, together with Kunsthal KAdE, Museum Flehite and Architecture Centre FASadE, is part of Amersfoort Foundation in C. As part of the Amersfoort in C Foundation, the Mondrian House is an Institution for General Benefit (ANBI).
The Mondrian House endorses the Code of ethics for museums of the ICOM (International Council of Museums) and follows the Culture Governance Code.
Board
- H.J.F. Razenberg (chairman)
- J. Obbink (secretary)
- H. Rimmelzwaan (treasurer)
- V. van Weissenbruch
- W.J.M. Meershoek
Managing Director
- Paul Baltus
Mondrian House site manager
- Joyce de la Croix
Mission, vision and values
In the coming years, the Mondrian House has the desire and ambition to raise the museum's profile so that even more people can learn about Piet Mondrian's life, work and legacy. Our brand passport briefly and clearly defines the values, mission, vision and visual identity of the Mondrian House, so that everyone knows the basic principles on which we work and what makes us unique:
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