The issue of people crossing the borders (whether it is documented or undocumented immigration, asylum seekers, refugees, deported immigrants or expats) has become one of the most controversial topics in the world.
But a new museum aims to transcend politics by studying art lenses to examine human immigration.
It will be open on Friday, May 16 Phoenixas the facility is called Rotterdam During the 19th and 20th centuries, millions of European immigrants boarded ships in the United States and Canada.
Rotterdam, the Netherlands American Line and a long history of immigration
Rotterdam’s U.S. Line headquarters in the Netherlands is the Dutch shipping and passenger line (the current Cruise Company of the same name has been a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation since 1989 and based on the United States).
Fenix was once used for storage space by Holland America – in fact, the building was part of the world’s largest warehouse when it opened in 1923. Originally known as the San Francisco Warehouse, the structure was renamed Fenix in the 1950s after its recovery.
According to media materials from the new museum, the surrounding piers on the Katendrecht Peninsula in Rotterdam are the arrival and departure points for more than 3 million immigrants, including prominent American figures such as Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein, Alter Artist and Artist willem de Kooning and Tarzan Actor Johnny Weissmuller.
Meanwhile, it is freshly arrived in Rotterdam, a city of “more than 170 nationalities”.
Phoenix Immigration Museum: Art and Architecture
Inspired by the heritage, Phoenix will showcase art, telling the “Stories of Human Movement” in two floors of the gallery space in the expansive 16,000 square meters (172,000 square feet) building. The museum will showcase its own growing collection as well as works of temporary exhibitions, installations and programs.
The permanent collection is aired for the first time in Fenix’s inaugural exhibition, which highlights 150 works from world-renowned and emerging artists.
Notable works include the neon sculptures of Steve McQueen in honor of lost immigrants, portraits of African figures by Omar Victor Diop who played a major role in European history, and photos of Gordon Parks show racial barriers in the southern United States and show that not all borders are geographical.
The museum also has selected artifacts related to immigration themes, such as fragments of the Berlin Wall and Nansen passports sent to stateless people after World War I.
The striking design feature of Fenix, designed by Beijing-based MAD architects, is a large indoor plaza called Plein, designed for food stalls and special events, as well as on the exterior of the building, a Tornado, a metal, double helix staircase that guides to the rooftop view platform.
From there, you can check out the extensive reconstruction currently underway in the Rotterdam waterfront area, which includes new city parks and other arts and cultural institutions taking over the former warehouse.
Most transformations are driven by private Dreams and deeds foundationsHis director Wim Pijbes, Already said“We are preparing for the future and we think Rotterdam can be a defined European cultural city.”
Tickets to Fenix (opened on May 16) must be purchased online. Admission costs 15 euros ($16) for adults over 26 years old, 7.50 euros ($8) for visitors aged 18 to 25 years old, while those aged 17 and under do not. For more information or to purchase tickets, please go to fenix.nl.