Contemporary art museums in Rotterdam

A visit to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is a journey through the history of art. Dutch and European masterpieces provide a comprehensive survey of art from the early Middle Ages to the 21st century, from Bosch, Rembrandt and Van Gogh to Dalí and Dutch Design.

Nieuwe Instituut is the Netherlands’ national museum for architecture, design and digital culture. Located in the city of architecture, Rotterdam, in the Museum Park with Kunsthal Rotterdam and Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen as neighbours, the Nieuwe Instituut has various exhibition spaces, a museum s

Kunstinstituut Melly is an international art institution based in Rotterdam. Established in 1990, the center is the place to be for all who want to be on top of what is at stake at today's international contemporary art world. It is one of the most important institutes for contemporary art in the Ne

TENT is the platform for contemporary art in the Rotterdam context. We realize exhibitions, new productions, educational projects, performances and events with artists from the city and elsewhere, and host local partners and initiatives in our guest programme. Rotterdam’s vibrant urban culture is th

Garage Rotterdam is housed in a former Volkswagen repair shop. It is an exhibition area for contemporary art, where four exhibitions per year are organized. The exhibitions focus on recent developments in contemporary art and have a thematic nature. The exhibitions are complemented by various other

The Depot of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is the world’s first publicly accessible art storage facility, situated in Rotterdam.

Brutus is a cross between a maze and a time machine, a bomb shelter and a launch pad, a laboratory and an industrial ruin, a cabinet of curiosities and a think tank. Featuring a grand total of 6,000 square metres of exhibition space, it is also one of the largest contemporary art institutions in the

Museum Hillesluis is a museum for contemporary art. The museum organizes eight to ten changing exhibitions, displays and projects each year. Artists from the region often take center stage.