Museum Arnhem, Modern art museum in Arnhem, Netherlands
Museum Arnhem is an art museum in Arnhem, in the eastern Netherlands, set on a glacial ridge that rises above the surrounding landscape. The building holds both a permanent collection and rotating exhibitions covering contemporary, applied, and fine art.
The institution traces its roots to 1755, making it one of the older art collections in the Netherlands. Over the following centuries it grew from a modest local collection into a public museum with its current home on the moraine above the Rhine.
Museum Arnhem has a long tradition of showing applied art and fashion alongside fine art, which gives the collection a distinct character compared to most Dutch art museums. Visitors often notice objects of daily life displayed with the same care as paintings or sculptures.
The museum sits on a hillside at the edge of a wooded park, so the walk up from the city center takes a few minutes and involves a gentle slope. Checking the current schedule before visiting is a good idea, as the museum sometimes closes between exhibitions.
The hill the museum stands on is a remnant of the last ice age, formed when a glacier pushed soil and rock into a ridge across an otherwise flat region. On clear days, the view from the terrace stretches far across the Rhine valley, which is something visitors rarely expect to find at an art museum.
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