Design Museum Brussels
Design Museum Brussels is a museum located in Heysel Park, Brussels, Belgium. The space focuses on design works from the 20th and 21st centuries.
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| Established | 2015 |
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| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°53′51.000″N 4°20′30.998″E |
| Type | Design museum |
| Website | designmuseum |
History
Arnaud Bozzini is the director of the museum.[1]
The museum was established in 2015 through the purchase of a private collection.[1]
It was previously known as The ADAM (Art and Design Atomium Museum).[1]
In 2015 the museum opened The Plasticarium[2] which focuses on the use of plastic in the design industry the mid-20th century through to the present day.[3] The collection includes works by: Anna Castelli-Ferrieri, Apple Design Team (Jonathan Ive), Evelyne Axell, Joe Colombo, Ruth Francken, Konstantin Grcic, Quasar Khanh, Shiro Kuramata, Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, Verner Panton, Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass and Perry King, Philippe Starck, Studio 65, and Roger Tallon.[4]
In 2016 the museum exhibited 240 previously unseen photographs by Charles and Ray Eames.[5]
In 2020 the museum opened Belgisch Design Belge, a permanent exhibition space dedicated to the history and practice of design in Belgium.[3]
The size of the museum is 5,000 m2 and it received c. 126,000 visitors in 2019.[1]
References
- Belga. "L'Adam devient le Design Museum Brussels". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- "Plasticarium Collection Exhibition Notes" (PDF). Design Museum Brusels. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "About Design Museum Brussels". Design Museum Brussels.
- "Plasticarium Collection" (PDF). Brussels Design Museum. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- Magazine, Wallpaper* (2016-03-11). "The Eames' cinematic photography gets a moment in the spotlight at ADAM". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2022-09-24.