Van Abbemuseum
Entrance in the old wing of the museum | |
Location in North Brabant, Netherlands | |
| Location | Bilderdijklaan 10 Eindhoven, Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 51°26′5″N 5°28′56″E / 51.43472°N 5.48222°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Visitors | 98,100 (2012) |
| Founder | Henri van Abbe |
| Website | www |
The Van Abbemuseum (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn ˈɑbəmyˌzeːjʏm]) in Eindhoven is one of the first public museums for contemporary art to be established in Europe.
The museum’s collection includes key works and archives by Joseph Beuys, Marc Chagall, René Daniëls, Marlene Dumas, Sheela Gowda, Patricia Kaersenhout, Gülsün Karamustafa, Iris Kensmil, Oskar Kokoschka, John Körmeling, El Lissitzky, Paul McCarthy, Pablo Picasso, Martha Rosler, and Lidwien van de Ven. The museum has an area of 9,825 m2 and holds one of the largest collections of paintings in the world by El Lissitzky. The museum has an experimental approach towards art’s role in society.