The opening of the New Rijksmuseum prompts reflection on how Schwartz experienced the museum from the 1960s until 2003. Continue reading “325 The New Rijksmuseum and its Modern predecessor”
Tag: Architecture
324 Some new museums in the east, part 1
Impressions of museums and monuments in Hangzhou and Wūzhèn, China, in November 2011. Continue reading “324 Some new museums in the east, part 1”
313 The hygric division of the royal palace
The royal palace in Amsterdam is being restored and cleaned. Technical repairs come in the first place, but the campaign is also intended to reduce the disturbing differences between the lightest and darkest blocks in the facade. To Schwartz’s eye the operation, impressive and succesful as it is, nonetheless increased the contrast between the upper and lower stories of the palace. Continue reading “313 The hygric division of the royal palace”