Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ‘Bathtub’ extension

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contemporary architecture cultural infrastructure project museum building extension

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ‘Bathtub’ extension is a striking, contemporary white addition to the historic museum building, known for its bathtub-like form and role in modernizing the museum’s exhibition and public spaces.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contemporary architecture ⓘ cultural infrastructure project ⓘ museum building extension ⓘ
architect	Benthem Crouwel Architekten ⓘ surface form: Benthem Crouwel Architects Mels Crouwel ⓘ
architecturalStyle	contemporary ⓘ modernist-influenced ⓘ
category	21st-century architecture in the Netherlands ⓘ museum architecture in Amsterdam ⓘ
client	Municipality of Amsterdam ⓘ Stedelijk Museum ⓘ surface form: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
color	white ⓘ
connectedTo	historic 1895 Stedelijk Museum building ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
criticizedFor	contrast with historic brick building ⓘ
feature	column-free exhibition spaces ⓘ glass façade at ground level ⓘ large cantilevered canopy ⓘ
function	auditorium ⓘ café ⓘ entrance hall ⓘ museum exhibition space ⓘ museum shop ⓘ public foyer ⓘ
height	approximately 14 meters ⓘ
inaugurationDate	2012 ⓘ
length	approximately 100 meters ⓘ
locatedIn	Amsterdam ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ
material	fiberglass-reinforced polyester panels ⓘ steel structure ⓘ
neighborhood	Museumplein ⓘ
nickname	The Bathtub ⓘ
openingDate	23 September 2012 ⓘ
orientation	faces Museumplein ⓘ
partOf	Stedelijk Museum ⓘ surface form: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
praisedFor	iconic contemporary appearance ⓘ improved visitor circulation ⓘ
replaces	former side wing entrance of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ⓘ
role	expansion of exhibition space ⓘ improvement of public facilities ⓘ modernization of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ⓘ
shape	bathtub-like form ⓘ
startDate	2004 ⓘ
usedFor	design exhibitions ⓘ modern and contemporary art exhibitions ⓘ

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