Kröller-Müller Museum
Entrance of the museum in 2008
Interactive fullscreen map
Established13 July 1938 (1938-07-13)[1]
LocationHoutkampweg 6[2]
Otterlo, Netherlands
Coordinates52°5′45″N 5°49′1″E / 52.09583°N 5.81694°E / 52.09583; 5.81694
TypeArt museum
National museum
Visitors380,000 (2015 est.)[3]
DirectorLisette Pelsers[4]
Websitekrollermuller.nl

The Kröller-Müller Museum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkrʏlər ˈmylər myˈzeːjʏm]) 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

A charming and iconic period photo of a young couple around 1900. The lady has her hair swept upwards and is wearing a high collar fastened with a jewel. The gentleman sports a gallant moustache neatly trimmed and is also wearing a high collar.
Helene Müller and Anton Kröller, ca. 1888

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

Jardin d'émail by Jean Dubuffet in the Kröller-Müller sculpture garden

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 75 acres (30 ha) 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.

Selected collection highlights

Administration

Visitors
2012307,000[7]
2013330,000[8]
2014392,000[3]
2015380,000[3]
2017 Apx. 385,000[9]
2018 Apx. 385,000[9]
2019 405,428[9]
2020 173,000+[9]

Lisette Pelsers has been museum director of the Kröller-Müller Museum since 2012.[4][10]

The museum had 307,000 visitors in 2012,[7] 330,000 visitors in 2013,[8] 392,000 in 2014,[3] 380,000 in 2015.[3] An average 385,000 in 2017-2019,[9] 405,428 in 2019,[9] and over 173,000 in 2020.[9]

The museum was the 12th most visited museum nationally in 2013.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Johannes van der Wolk, "Helene Emma Laura Juliane Kröller-Müller" (in Dutch), Biografisch Woordenboek Gelderland, 1998. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Address/directions, Kröller-Müller Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "380.000 bezoekers voor Kröller-Müller in 2015. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine" (in Dutch), De Stentor, 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Structure. Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Kröller-Müller Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Beukhof, H., Essen, F. van, Pelzers, E., Sevink, J. (2005) Nature and Art, The Hoge Veluwe, Waanders Uitgeverij, Zwolle.
  6. ↑ Terrace of a café at night (Place du Forum) Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Kröller-Müller Museum. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  7. 1 2 Top 55 Museumbezoek 2012 (in Dutch), Nederlandse Museumvereniging, 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Visitor figures Kröller-Müller Museum 2020". krollermuller.nl. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Birgit Donker, "Lisette Pelsers nieuwe directeur Kröller-Müller Museum" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  11. ↑ 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.

Further reading

  • Kröller-Müller State Museum, Otterlo. Netherlands: Kröller-Müller State Museum, 1973.
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