25/09/2012 11:03 | By Ginny Weeks, Lifestyle Editor, MSN
Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum reopens

Nicknamed ‘the bathtub’ by locals, the wing gives the museum a new entrance facing the other famous buildings in 'Museum Square'



Nicknamed ‘the bathtub’ by locals, the wing gives the museum a new entrance facing the other famous buildings in 'Museum Square' (© John Lewis Marshall)
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  • The Stedelijk Museum (© Holland Tourist Board)
  • The new 10,000 sq metre synthetic-fibre wing was designed by Mels Crouwel of Amsterdam architects Benthem Crouwel (© Holland Tourist Board)
  • The original building, designed by AW Weissman in 1895, can still be seen in all of its glory (© John Lewis Marshall)
  • Nicknamed ‘the bathtub’ by locals, the wing gives the museum a new entrance facing the other famous buildings in 'Museum Square' (© John Lewis Marshall)
  • An aerial view of the Museumplein (Museum Square) which is also home to the Van Gogh museum and the Rijksmuseum (© John Lewis Marshall)
  • An architectural drawing of the new layout, complete with new wing, and lower floor area (© John Lewis Marshall)
  • The new entrance space includes a restaurant, terrace and bookshop (© John Lewis Marshall)
  • It also blends both the old and new sections of the museum (© John Lewis Marshall)
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