The Maritime / Grand / Rotterdam
Maritiem Museum Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL), 2023
A feasibility study is looking into renovating the Maritime Museum’s building. What will the museum be in 2035?
Fotografie: Theo de Man en Fred Ernst voor Maritiem Museum
A destination for the future
At the request of the city of Rotterdam, the Maritime Museum drew up a master plan for 2035. This aspirational document will underpin a feasibility study on renovating the museum’s building. The future-oriented plan positions the museum as a relevant destination in the heart of Rotterdam, Europe’s maritime capital. At the same time, it portrays the museum as proud, limitless, self-aware, and full of guts and energy.
Expanding horizons
With the museum, and in consultation with the city and advisors, we developed the concept “The Maritime” as a basis for the master plan. The museum will become the maritime heart of Rotterdam: a place where visitors can expand their horizons. At the same time, it will expand its own horizons and tell a broader story than before – about shipping but also about the relationship between people and the sea.
A central meeting place
The Maritime (the museum, museum harbour and workspaces will become a key destination in Rotterdam, a place where the city, the shipping industry, and visitors come together. It will serve as a “safe harbour” where visitors can dive into the maritime world.
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Maritiem Museum RotterdamContent design
Studio Louter