Kröller-Müller Museum Explained
| Kröller-Müller Museum |
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| Established: | [1] |
| Location: | Houtkampweg 6[2]
Otterlo, Netherlands |
| Type: | Art museum
National museum |
| Visitors: | 380,000 (2015 est.)[3] |
| Director: | Lisette Pelsers[4] |
The Kröller-Müller Museum (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈkrʏlər ˈmʏlər myˌzeːjʏm/) is a national art museum and sculpture garden, located in the Hoge Veluwe National Park in Otterlo in the Netherlands. The museum, founded by art collector Helene Kröller-Müller within the extensive grounds of her and her husband's former estate (now the national park), opened in 1938. It has the second-largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh, after the Van Gogh Museum. The museum had 380,000 visitors in 2015.
History
The Kröller-Müller Museum was founded by Helene Kröller-Müller, an avid art collector who, being advised by H.P. Bremmer, was one of the first to recognize Vincent van Gogh's genius and collect his works. In 1935, she donated her whole collection to the state of the Netherlands. In 1938, the museum, which was designed by Henry van de Velde, opened to the public. The sculpture garden was added in 1961 and the new exhibition wing, designed by Wim Quist, opened in 1977.[1]
Collection
The museum has a considerable collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh, such as Café Terrace at Night, and Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate). Making it the second-largest collection of Van Gogh paintings in the world (after the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam). Apart from the Van Gogh paintings other highlights include works by Piet Mondrian, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Odilon Redon, Georges Braque, Paul Gauguin, Lucas Cranach, James Ensor, Juan Gris, William Degouve de Nuncques and Pablo Picasso.
Sculpture garden
The Kröller-Müller Museum is also famous for its large sculpture garden, within the forest park, of more than 75acres and one of the largest in Europe, with a fine collection of modern and contemporary sculptures. The garden reflects Helene Kröller-Müller's conception of a symbiosis between art, architecture and nature.[5] The collection includes works by Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Jean Dubuffet, Mark di Suvero, Lucio Fontana, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Fritz Wotruba, Joep van Lieshout and many more.
Administration
| Visitors |
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| 2012 | 307,000[6] |
| 2013 | 330,000[7] |
| 2014 | 392,000 |
| 2015 | 380,000 |
| 2017 | Apx. 385,000[8] |
| 2018 | Apx. 385,000 |
| 2019 | 405,428 |
| 2020 | 173,000+ |
| 2021 | 127,126[9] |
| 2022 | 219,691[10] |
| 2023 | 282,926 | |
Lisette Pelsers has been museum director of the Kröller-Müller Museum since 2012.[4] [11]
The museum had an increasing number of visitors until the COVID-19 pandemic, when it took a severe plunge due to closures and reduced tourism activities overall. Visitor numbers have largely recovered since, but have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels.[12]
The museum was the 12th most visited museum nationally in 2013.[13]
See also
Further reading
- Kröller-Müller State Museum, Otterlo. Netherlands: Kröller-Müller State Museum, 1973.
External links
Notes and References
- Johannes van der Wolk, "Helene Emma Laura Juliane Kröller-Müller", Biografisch Woordenboek Gelderland, 1998. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- http://www.kmm.nl/page/11/Addressdirections Address/directions
- "380.000 bezoekers voor Kröller-Müller in 2015. ", De Stentor, 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- http://www.kmm.nl/page/29/Structuur?lang=en Structure
- Beukhof, H., Essen, F. van, Pelzers, E., Sevink, J. (2005) Nature and Art, The Hoge Veluwe, Waanders Uitgeverij, Zwolle.
- http://www.museumvereniging.nl/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=LEZFGcsvKBc%3d&tabid=334 Top 55 Museumbezoek 2012
- Daan van Lent & Pieter van Os, "Musea doen het goed: aantal bezoekers in 2013 fors gestegen" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- Web site: 2020-12-15 . Visitor figures Kröller-Müller Museum 2020 . 2023-08-17 . krollermuller.nl . en.
- Web site: 2023-03-28 . Annual review 2022 (Dutch only) . 2024-07-29 . 3 . "Nadat het museum op 26 januari weer openging voor publiek werden 219.000 werkelijke aantal bezoekers ontvangen, 65% meer dan in 2021, toen het museum 127.126 bezoekers telde." . "After the museum reopened to the public on January 26, 219,000 actual visitors were received, 65% more than in 2021, when the museum had 127,126 visitors." . krollermuller.nl . nl.
- Web site: 2024-03-28 . Annual review 2023 (Dutch only) . 2024-07-29 . 3 . "De bezoekersaantallen bleven een stijgende lijn vertonen en namen toe van 219.691 in 2022 naar 282.926." . "Visitor numbers continued to show an upward trend and increased from 219,691 in 2022 to 282,926." . krollermuller.nl . nl.
- Birgit Donker, "Lisette Pelsers nieuwe directeur Kröller-Müller Museum" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- Web site: 2024-03-28 . Annual review 2023 (Dutch only) . 2024-07-29 . 3 . "Na het officiële einde van de coronapandemie op 23 februari was 2023 voor het Kröller-Müller Museum een bijzonder actief jaar. De bezoekersaantallen bleven een stijgende lijn vertonen en namen toe van 219.691 in 2022 naar 282.926. Dat is een mooi resultaat, maar de aantallen zijn nog niet op het niveau van voor de pandemie. Eindelijk konden twee grote tentoonstellingsprojecten doorgang vinden waaraan jaren was gewerkt en die vanwege corona moesten worden uitgesteld." . "After the official end of the corona pandemic on February 23, 2023 was a particularly active year for the Kröller-Müller Museum. Visitor numbers continued to show an upward trend and increased from 219,691 in 2022 to 282,926. That is a good result, but the numbers are not yet at pre-pandemic levels." . krollermuller.nl . nl.
- Daan van Lent & Pieter van Os, "Musea doen het goed: aantal bezoekers in 2013 fors gestegen" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
