Article source: Studio Marco Vermeulen 

After an eight-month renovation, the Biesbosch Museum reopened to the public this summer. The museum has been completely transformed and extended with a new wing that opens to its beautiful surroundings and houses a restaurant and temporary exhibition space for contemporary art. The permanent exhibition that explains the historical development of the region has also been totally revamped. A large water model of the Biesbosch and a freshwater tidal park are also planned on the Museum Island. Building, interior, water model and freshwater tidal park were designed by Studio Marco Vermeulen, and the exhibition was designed by Studio Joyce Langezaal.

Image Courtesy © Ronald Tilleman

• Architects: Studio Marco Vermeulen  
• Project: Biesbosch Museum Island
• Location: Werkendam, Netherlands
• Photography: Ronald Tilleman
• Program: museum (permanent and changing exhibition space), offices, visitor center, library, cinema, museum restaurant, offices. Museum Garden and Waterplayground (completion mid 2016)
• Construction: Renovation / new building
• Construction costs: ca. 3 million
• Construction time: 8 months
• Completion: june 2015
• Gross Floor Area: 1.300 m2 (more…)