Museum de Fundatie owns and manages an extensive collection of visual art brought together by former Boymans director Dirk Hannema and later on made important additions to the art collection of the Province of Overijssel. Collection and exhibitions can be seen at two magnificent locations: Kasteel het Nijenhuis at Heino and the Paleis a / d Blijmarkt in Zwolle.
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Location Zwolle (23 km)
Paleis a / d Blijmarkt is the Zwolse location of Museum de Fundatie. This neoclassical building was built between 1838 and 1841, after a design by the Hague architect Eduard Louis de Coninck. It served as the Palace of Justice and later hosted, among other things, the National Planning Service. In 2004/2005 the Palace a / d Blijmarkt was converted into an art museum after a design by architect Gunnar Daan. In 2012/2013 the building has been expanded spectacularly. The elliptical structure on the roof is called 'The EYE' or 'the Cloud' by Museum de Fundatie itself, but now many other nicknames are circulating: 'the egg', 'the ufo', 'the zeppelin' or 'the spaceship'. The extension, a design by Hubert-Jan Henket (Bierman Henket Architects), accommodates two exhibition halls with a combined surface area of almost 1000m². A large oval window gives a view of the historic city center. On the outside the building is covered with 55,000 white-blue tiles. The expansion is optically lifted like a ceramic cloud and floats above the original neoclassical building. On the border between the medieval city center and the 19th-century canals, the renewed museum is a contemporary landmark and an icon for the future. The new building meets the demand for extra space for the so successful sandwich of crowd pullers and specialist exhibitions.
Location Heino (23 km)
Kasteel het Nijenhuis is one of the best preserved manors in Overijssel. Located between the villages of Heino and Wijhe, it is surrounded by a beautiful landscape. The history of the Nijenhuis castle starts in the late Middle Ages. The first mention dates back to 1382. The castle was inhabited by various noble families, including the Van Ittersum, Bentinck and Von Knobelsdorff families. After the Van Pallandt family sold the estate in 1934, a period of decline followed. Until collector Dirk Hannema convinced the provincial government of Overijssel that the Nijenhuis had to be protected for further decay. On his initiative, the castle was restored and the building houses under architecture were converted into a museum, with the collection of Hannema as the starting point. The founder of Museum de Fundatie lived in the Nijenhuis from 1958 until his death in 1984. In 2003/2004 the castle was thoroughly renovated and renovated under the guidance of architect Gunnar Daan. The house, previously only to be viewed by appointment, was completely refurbished and has been fully accessible to the public since September 2004.
Hannema's multifaceted collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and applied art from many periods and cultures. Until his death in 1984 he organized exhibitions and guided interested people around his home and museum by appointment. Museum de Fundatie continues Hannema's work and now shows a part of his extensive collection in the castle. In addition, changing exhibitions take place regularly in the castle and the sculpture garden.
Sculpture garden
Some 80 sculptures from the collections of Museum de Fundatie, Museum Beelden aan Zee (Scheveningen) and the province of Overijssel are displayed on 4.5 hectares of ornamental garden, lawns and forest area in combination with the collection of Museum de Fundatie in the castle. You can also visit the garden with an admission ticket to the castle.