MANIFESTO
The theater museum reconstructed
Brief history
In 2022 it was 100 years ago that the very first International Theater Exhibition took place in the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
October 2024 will mark 100 years since the Dutch Theater Association took the initiative to establish a Theater Museum. Four months later - in February 1925 - the foundation was a fact.
11 years ago the direct successor to that Theater Museum, Theater Institute Netherlands, was closed down by State Secretary and VVD member Halbe Zijlstra.
liquidated
the Theatermuseum permanently closed since 2013
a new museum?
We may conclude that the present Dutch government does not intend to designate, let alone build, a new location for the restoration of the liquidated theater museum and institute.
The alternative?
The design and digital construction of the VR Museum and exhibitions from 1922 to the present.
(no bricks and mortar needed)
The final goal?
A newly built Brick and mortar museum with hybrid exhibitions of historical models and documents, exhibited using the latest VR technology.
share your opinion
Nederland zonder theatermuseum?
Onderteken de petitie voor de nieuwbouw van het in 2013 geliquideerde theatermuseum.
The Netherlands without a theatre museum?
Sign the petition for the new construction of the theatre museum that was liquidated in 2013.
WRITE YOUR OPINION AND SIGN THE PETITION
Reconstructing
Using the photographs of the International Theatre Exhibition 1922, to construct the virtual space
Executed by Tijm Lanjouw, 4D research Lab UVA
the façade
The Theatermuseum will be the new exterior, the façade of the museum that was liquidated in 2013, with an interior that accommodates exhibitions, concerts, performances, ballet and work contributed by the DNA members curated by Scenography.World.
project partners
CONSORTIUM & EXECUTORS OF THE RECONSTRUCTION & VR MUSEUM
UVA theater science, Allard Pierson theater collection, Stedelijk Museum, 4D Research lab UVA, Rooftop Immersive Studio, Jedan Tutuhatunewa, Autres Directions, Dynamisch Archief and ArchiveTech.net.
APOCALYPSE 2024
Atelier Argos, Charl Landvreugd, Floris Guntenaar, Alica Pushkina, Laura van Bussel and Felix de Rooy.
SYMPOSIUM 'STATE OF THE ART' 2025
UVA Theater Studies in collaboration with Allard Pierson and Stichting TiN.
Support
The Netherlands without a museum for the Performing Arts?
The first step towards a hybrid museum with the floor plans of the Stedelijk Museum and photos of the 1922 theatre exhibition*.
Together they become the reconstruction of this exhibition and a model for historical and new exhibitions.
See the first step!
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Watch the process: the reconstruction of the International Theater Exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, 1922
First digi-stone laid
The International Theater Museum knows no boundaries
September 27, 2023 by Floris Guntenaar