"The Rijksmuseum is set to expand its public presence beyond its historic walls with the creation of a sculpture garden of international scope, scheduled to open in autumn 2026. Enabled by a €60 million donation from the Don Quixote Foundation, the project will introduce a freely accessible green cultural landscape in Amsterdam, bringing together modern and contemporary sculpture, landscape design, and architectural adaptation. The new outdoor complex, officially titled the Don Quixote Pavilion and Garden at the Rijksmuseum, will present works by artists including Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Jean Arp, Roni Horn, and Henry Moore, alongside a rotating program of temporary exhibitions."
"Located just steps from the Rijksmuseum at the intersection of Boerenwetering, Ruysdaelkade, and Stadhouderskade, the garden will merge three existing pavilions and their surrounding plots with the Carel Willinkplantsoen into a single continuous site. Until now, the pavilions, built in the Amsterdam School style, have remained closed to the public. Their transformation into sculpture exhibition spaces will be led by Foster + Partners, while the landscape itself will be shaped by Belgian architect Piet Blanckaert."
The Rijksmuseum will establish the Don Quixote Pavilion and Garden, a freely accessible sculpture garden opening in autumn 2026. A €60 million donation from the Don Quixote Foundation enables the project and a significant placement of sculptures. The garden will unite three closed Amsterdam School pavilions and adjacent plots with the Carel Willinkplantsoen into one continuous site steps from the museum. Foster + Partners will adapt the pavilions and Belgian architect Piet Blanckaert will design the landscape. The outdoor complex will present works by major 20th-century and contemporary sculptors and host a rotating program of temporary exhibitions, expanding the museum’s public reach and 20th-century holdings.
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