- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Coordinates: 51°54′52″N 4°28′23″E / 51.914444°N 4.473056°E
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 
The south side of the museumEstablished 1841[citation needed] Location Museumpark 18-20
RotterdamType Visual arts Visitor figures 240.000 (2008) Director Sjarel Ex Website http://www.boijmans.rotterdam.nl The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is the main art museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The museum began in 1847[citation needed] with the collection of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans (1767–1847). Much of the museum's original collection was destroyed in a disastrous 1864 fire. In 1958, the collection of businessman Daniël George van Beuningen (1877–1955) was added to the museum, and the museum acquired its current name.
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Collection
The museum has a diverse collection ranging from medieval to contemporary art, with a focus on Dutch art. Much of the collection came to the museum through the two private collections mentioned above, but many others have contributed throughout the years. Among the best-known artists that are exhibited in the permanent exhibition of the museum are Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Wassily Kandinsky, Vincent van Gogh, Maurizio Cattelan, René Magritte and Salvador Dalí.
Prominent works
Title Artist Year Nest of Owls Hieronymus Bosch Hut of the Douaniers with Varengeville Claude Monet 1882 Impressions of Africa Salvador Dalí 1938 Not to be Reproduced René Magritte 1937 On the Threshold of Liberty René Magritte 1929 Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time Salvador Dalí 1939 The Face of War Salvador Dalí 1940 The "Little" Tower of Babel Pieter Bruegel the Elder 1563 The Wayfarer Hieronymus Bosch 1493 (ca.) Titus at Lectern Rembrandt 1655 Activities
The Education Department of the Museum organises childrens' activities, courses, lectures and tours.
ArtTube
ArtTube is a website with videos about art and design. ArtTube is produced by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. ArtTube features videos that have something to do with the museum and its collection. The videos are directed by talented filmmakers. ArtTube was launched on October 9 2009.
Television
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen produces, together with TV Rijnmond, a television series on art. Boijmans TV is based on an idea by Wilfried de Jong. Boijmans TV is created by a team of creative specialists in different disciplines. It is more than an art magazine; apart from the artists, the museum visitor, the attendant and the employee of technical services appear on the series. Each episode of Boijmans TV can be viewed on ArtTube after it has been broadcast.
See also
External links
- Museum website (information in Dutch and English)
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