On 25 April, the Mondrian House in Amersfoort welcomed its ten thousandth visitor since the museum reopened on 7 March 2017.
Julie Willems (8) was the ten thousandth visitor and received a surprise package from Mondrian House director Paul Baltus. Baltus is pleased with the result: 'In recent years, we received about 20,000 visitors a year. Now, after more than a month and a half, we are already at half this number. We are pleased that so many people now know how to find the Mondrian House and come to his birthplace to learn about the many fascinating facets of Piet Mondrian's life.'
The Mondrian House reopened to the public on 7 March this year after a renovation and refurbishment. In the revamped museum, visitors travel through the life of the idiosyncratic pioneer of abstract art: from Amersfoort to Winterswijk and from Amsterdam via Paris and London finally to New York. In the museum experience, visitors discover his iconic work, his spiritual formation, his interests and friends. The Mondrian House uses various audiovisual techniques in the new display, immersing visitors in the artist's artistic quest.
The Mondrian House's new presentation was designed and realised by Tinker imagineers. Besides the exhibition spaces, the entrance, museum shop and museum café were also tackled. The redesign of the Mondriaan House was made possible in part by: Mondrian Fund, KF Hein Fund, VSB Fund, PUG, Zabawas, Social Cultural Fund of De Amersfoortse Insurance and Hendrik Muller Fund.
Theme year Mondrian to Dutch Design
The new Mondrian House is part of the national theme year 'Mondrian to Dutch Design'. 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Dutch art movement De Stijl. To celebrate, numerous inspiring events and exhibitions will take place throughout the Netherlands in 2017. From Drachten to The Hague and from Utrecht to Eindhoven. Amersfoort is also participating in this programme with exhibitions and activities at the Mondrian House, Kunsthal KAdE and FASadE (Rietveld Pavilion).