Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum

Address: Museumpark 18, 3015 CX Rotterdam, Netherlands

Website: https://www.boijmans.nl

Hours: Closed for major renovation (check website for temporary/external exhibitions)

Admission: €17.50 adult (Museumkaart accepted)

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is an art museum in Rotterdam with a collection that ranges from medieval and Old Master paintings to 20th-century and contemporary works. The museum traces its origins to a 19th-century municipal collection and has been a major cultural institution in Rotterdam since then.

Exhibitions cover painting, sculpture, design and applied arts, with holdings that include notable Dutch and European artists across centuries. The institution also focuses on conservation and public access to stored works.

The museum was established from a bequest and municipal acquisitions in the 19th century and has grown through successive donations and purchases to become one of the Netherlands’ important civic collections.

Located in Rotterdam’s Museumpark near other cultural institutions, the museum serves both local and international visitors and research audiences.

• Collection range: Founded in the mid-19th century, the museum’s collection spans medieval through contemporary art and includes Dutch and European masters alongside modern movements.

What to See#

• Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen: Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is a publicly accessible art storage building opened in 2021 that displays the museum’s stored collection and conservation activities in a circular mirrored structure in Rotterdam’s Museumpark.

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is located in Rotterdam’s Museumpark. From Rotterdam Centraal station it is an easy walk (around 15-25 minutes) through the city to Museumpark, or you can take RET metro lines D/E one stop to Beurs and then walk a few minutes to the park. Local trams and buses also stop around Museumpark and the nearby streets for shorter connections.

• Check the museum's current status before you go-the main Boijmans building has been closed for renovation in recent years while parts of the collection are shown at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, so buy tickets to the correct venue in advance.
• If visiting the Depot, book a timed ticket and arrive early; the mirrored storage building is popular and guided-backstage tours sell out, so reserve those separately if available.
• Combine the visit with a walk through Museumpark to view outdoor sculptures that are often overlooked by visitors heading straight to the galleries.