Cultuur onder dak

The municipality of Apeldoorn wanted to house a couple of cultural institutions which were formerly spread around the city: the Van Reekummuseum, with a collection of modern graphics, the Historic museum, the city archives, and an extension of the adjacent city library. Hertzberger created a new space in which people come together to look at art, go to the theatre, engage in conversation, or simply hang around by the railing. Just like he did for his extension of the Schouwburg, Hertzberger uses an austere box made out of glass as a base.