New entrance hall Van Gogh Museum

March 6th, 2014

The Van Gogh Museum - one of the most important museums in the Netherlands - gets a new entrance hall. Although not being a large-sized museum it is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Amsterdam with about 1.5 million visitors per year.

Despite this already impressive number the museum still has the potential to attract more people. A new spacious entrance building has been designed to optimise the stream of visitors, especially in peak periods.

The design of Kisho Kurokawa architects & associates with further elaboration from Hans van Heeswijk architects shows a highly transparent entrance hall that offers the chance to improve the flow of visitors fundamentally.

Theateradvies bv was the consultant for internal logistics and furthermore advised on various aspects such as the design of the coat check, the layout of the cloakrooms, and the capacity and positioning of the escalators and lifts.

About the project see also: Architectenweb