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KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum is located in the newly redeveloped heart of Amsterdam Noord
Photo credit:
Aiste Rakauskaite
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
At KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum, accessible tools and materials support children in working independently, with the freedom to decide what they make and how they work. Here, Sam (4) works on the 'Allesmachine' (everything machine). A group project of children aged 4 -5.
Photo credit:
Stoika de Vreeze
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Lou (6) and Mina (5) at work. KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum offers children the space and conditions to explore, experiment and follow their own creative proces
Photo credit:
mohamad yekta
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Uma (15) and Doris (13) in the light studio (Lichtatelier), designed in collaboration with TOEVAL GEZOCHT, a foundation with extensive experience in setting up exhibitions on children’s creative processes, including at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Photo credit:
Morad Bouchakour
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Emma (4) in Kimu's Atelier of Light
Photo credit:
Stoika de Vreeze
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Atelier in KiMu designed to support independent work, with custom storage designed by Suzanne Huis and built by LikaPika and vintage chairs sourced from Strijk Design in Amsterdam Noord
Photo credit:
Aiste Rakauskaite
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Each child gets their own cardboard drawer, to fit in the custom wooden cabinets by LikaPika
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Aiste Rakauskaite
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
KiMu’s shop, offering materials that invite children to shape their own play without instructions or fixed outcomes
Photo credit:
Aiste Rakauskaite
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
The counter in the shop, doubling as ticket office, is clad with hand printed tiles, featuring elements of KiMu's logo, designed by HOAX Amsterdam.
Photo credit:
Morad Bouchakour
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Founder Suzanne Huis
Photo credit:
Morad Bouchakour
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KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Before: "Even when it was still an empty shell, there was something very inspiring about it. We wanted to keep that feeling intact, while shaping it into a museum environment that supports how children explore and create.”
Photo credit:
Suzanne Huis
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
View towards the ateliers at the back of the main hall. The stairs are finished with an extended railing that ensures safety for children while creating a continuous line along both staircases and the gallery
Photo credit:
Suzanne Huis
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
The central hall seen from the entrance and shop, with the suspended net above
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Suzanne Huis
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Locker system by i29 architects, developed under their new label, Elements Amsterdam, executed in steel and felt in contrasting colours
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Suzanne Huis
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Cloak room with locker system by i29 architects, developed under their new label Elements Amsterdam, combined with a row of old school coat hooks at children’s height.
Photo credit:
Aiste Rakauskaite
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
A suspended net stretched across the central space offers a place to relax and unwind, while offering views into the main hall. A mirror above reflecting light and the water outside back into the interior. Design: WE architecten, built by OneTwoTree
Photo credit:
Morad Bouchakour
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Light installation by artist Rein, composed of mirrored glass elements that shift in colour with the light
Photo credit:
Stein
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
The ‘prepared environment’ explained on the wall of the atelier downstairs. This is a consciously designed starting point that invites without predetermining an outcome.
Photo credit:
Suzanne Huis
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Uma (15) and Doris (13) experimenting in the Beeldlab (Image lab)
Photo credit:
Morad Bouchakour
KiMu Children's Art Museum Opens in Amsterdam
KiMu Kinderkunstmuseum
Jun (4) and Zaia (4) preparing work for the 'Allesmachine' (everything machine), a group project of children aged 4-5
Photo credit:
Stoika de Vreeze
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