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Rijksmuseum Plans Eindhoven Branch Backed by City and ASML

The offsite venue is intended to share more of the national collection with audiences in the south.

Overview

  • The planned center will span about 3,500 square meters on parkland by the Dommel River near Eindhoven’s central station.
  • Construction is targeted for completion in six to eight years, according to the museum’s announcement.
  • Support comes from the Eindhoven municipality and semiconductor equipment maker ASML based in nearby Veldhoven.
  • Director Taco Dibbits frames the project as a way to show more works from a collection that largely sits in storage and to widen public access outside Amsterdam.
  • The move follows a broader trend of major museums opening satellite sites, with examples including the Louvre in Lens and Abu Dhabi and London’s V&A offsite branches.