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Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is the world’s first publicly accessible art storage facility.

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Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is the world’s first publicly accessible art storage facility. The depot is located next to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Museumpark in Rotterdam. Visitors can see the result of 174 years of collecting. More than 154,000 objects housed together, arranged in fourteen storage compartments with five different climates. Next to the objects, all the activities that go into preserving and managing a collection are on open view in the building.

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Discover the Depot

The depot is not a museum

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is the first art storage facility in the world that offers access to a museum’s complete collection. The Depot has a different dynamic to that of the museum: there are no exhibitions, but you can wander through the building, surrounded by 154,000 artworks, alone or with a guide, and get behind-the-scenes glimpses of - among other things - conservation and restoration.

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See thousands of artworks on six floors

Observe professionals at work

Discover the Depot

Use the app to discover the stories behind the artworks

And make your own collection

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Walk-in Tour

Visit a depot space

During free walk-in tours we also welcome visitors to see each depot storage and working area. Would you like to participate and see the collection up close? Reserve a place for free at the start of your visit. Please note that capacity is limited. If you want more information, ask a member of the Depot’s staff in the entrance area.

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Exclusive entry to storage compartments

Learn more about the architecture

Interesting stories about the collection

Pose your questions to a guide

our depot ticket allows you to take a free guided tour during your visit (subject to availability)

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Restaurant Renilde

Restaurant Renilde

The Depot is known to have dazzling exterior and a spectacular interior. Its roof engulfs you in a green oasis, right in the heart of Rotterdam. It offers spectacular panoramic views of the city and is home to restaurant Renilde, led by chef Jim de Jong and hostess Wendy Persoon. There, an exceptional culinary journey awaits you.

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Drinks, lunch and dinner…

On Rotterdam’s most beautiful roof

Wed-Sat, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. with reservation (kitchen until 10 p.m.)

Quality with chef Jim de Jong
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Rentals

Rentals

The Depot boasts a stunning exterior and a spectacular interior. Take the glass lift to the sixth floor and discover something even more special: a panoramic view over the city from the roof terrace, as well as Restaurant Renilde and Coert Hall. Both are located amongst a green oasis at almost 40 metres above the ground.

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Stories

The Depot is a workplace. Who works in the Depot?

The Depot as a unique technical challenge

Wout Braber , Head of Accommodation and Maintenance

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The Depot as a Maze

Marieke van Diemen , Artist and collector

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Objects cannot be moved without that being recorded

Sjoerd Voss , Project leader Relocation Depot

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How do you care for a collection?

Sandra Kisters , Head of Collections and Research

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Transfer knowledge to the public

Els Hoek , Curator Education

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Unique work

Penney Rombouts , Art handler

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The entire collection in a single building

Largest object

Olafur Eliasson, installation ‘Notion Motion’, 2005

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Thousands of inspiring objects

One of the world’s greatest collections of Surrealism

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Online collection
More news and updates
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen acquires film by Kevin Osepa

On Tuesday, 26 March, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen officially took receipt of the film La Última Ascensión (The Last Ascent, 2022) by Kevin Osepa (Willemstad, Curaçao, 1994). The transfer took place in the presence of the artist, his film producer Danielle Guirguis of Smarthouse Films, the museum’s director Ina Klaassen, director of collections and research Sandra Kisters, and curator of historical design Alexandra van Dongen.
Museumnacht 2024

Vier Museumnacht010 in Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen! Dwaal over de zigzaggende trappen van het iconische werkgebouw, en geniet van kunst en performance verspreid over zes verdiepingen.
Beloved: Dalí, Kusama, Morisot, Rothko and many others come home to Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen

From Saturday 23 March 2024, Beloved & Beloved XL at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen brings together almost 100 highlights from the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Rosa Barba: performances 1, 3 & 4 February 2024

During the weekend of February 1 to 4, 2024, visual artist Rosa Barba will present two multidisciplinary performances in Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen: VOICE ENGINE and Hear, There Where the Echoes Are. On the fifth floor, Barba creates an orchestral dialogue with films, sounds and sculptures.
Rosa Barba in the Depot

Now on view: ‘Drawing Probable Conclusions’. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has invited visual artist and filmmaker Rosa Barba to explore the collection and present her reflections at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Lee Miller in Print Symposium

On Saturday 27 January 2024, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen will host a symposium related to the exhibition Lee Miller in Print and the book of the same title published by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.