Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
About Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from its two most important donors, Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen.
The museum opened in 1849. Since its inception, it has become the home to over 151,000 artworks, ranging from medieval to contemporary art with a particular strength in Dutch art. Much of the collection came to the museum through the two private collections mentioned above, but many others have contributed throughout the years. The museum also holds many great house hold objects that illuminate the history of design over eight centuries.