November 2022 will mark the 30th birthday of Kunsthal Rotterdam. In the run-up, the art institute focuses on different aspects. This June, during Rotterdam Architecture Month, the focus is on the Kunsthal building. To celebrate the 30th anniversary, the Kunsthal is launching a limited edition construction kit for collectors and fans.
Situated in the Museumpark, Kunsthal Rotterdam is one of the icons of modern architecture. Many architecture lovers from all over the world visit the building every year. The Kunsthal was designed in 1988-1989 by the world-famous architect Rem Koolhaas. Together with the project architect Fuminori Hoshino from the Rotterdam firm of architects OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture). The architecture immediately attracted great international attention for the use of materials, the placing of the entrance, the steep ramp and other features. The robust building contains seven different exhibition spaces, a characteristic auditorium, and a café with an ambience of its own.
LEGO® blocks form Construction Kit
The limited-edition construction kit uses LEGO® blocks. You can recognize all the architectural features. The ramp, the sloping columns, the façades with their different materials, the roof garden, and the dyke. Even the familiar colored seats in the Auditorium are part of the design. The exclusive gift kit is available in a limited edition of only 1000. Pre-sale has started at www.kunsthalshop.nl. The regular sale starts Sunday, June 12 in the Kunsthal shop and on kunsthalshop.nl
